Hi! You may be pleased to hear that this is an active area of development, in fact there is currently a testing project for Podman on FreeBSD, you can find out more here https://github.com/oci-playground/freebsd-podman-testing
This analogy seems really strong. I don't know much about war though so I might miss some of the nuances!
The bubble of control sounds like a great way to visualise what you need focus on (reminds me of the "circle of control" from the book "Seven habits of highly effective people").
"develop a lot of discipline, starting with formations and strict routine". This makes a lot of sense and completely fits with the other analogies I use (like playing jazz, football and running an agile team). It reinforces my belief that you need to have well-practised skills for how to do things so that all your focus can be placed on what to do.
I also really agree with the point on communication. It's a key feedback loop and helps people to synchronise and keep their context up to date. I like to set this up via repeating events so that it's never too long between syncs.
I never thought before about having people separate from the direction-setter (leader, project manager) who would recce for safety purposes. I'll have to mull on that a while!
Haha, not snarky at all, I think the original question was maybe not phrased quite right. What I meant was "how do you successfully operate within a startup environment which is inherently more chaotic than an established business". But it's a bit long :)
I think you're smart to look for employees who are happy with a bit more chaos than usual. I think it's Simon Wardley that characterises such people as "pioneers" as opposed to "settlers" or "town planners".
I also really like the attitude of "use your judgement and I will support your decision", it's so valuable and often rare that people do this. Too many people are control freaks and believe only they can/should make the decisions, however small. Even worse when you let people make decisions and then undermine them!
Interested to know how you record and share your decisions - sounds like a really good practice.
No worries, I always try to assume that people are well intentioned with their questions until there's undeniable evidence otherwise!
I didn't have any specific ROI in mind, I just wanted to get the thoughts out of my head and onto "paper", and hopefully help out anyone who finds they have the same challenges. Also, if I'm re-inventing the wheel or missing other obvious ways of doing things, that would be interesting too.
>Water is a simple molecule — two hydrogens attached to one oxygen. The three atoms normally form a V-shape. In the usual ice found on Earth, the Vs connect in an airy structure. (That is why water, unlike most every other substance, expands when it freezes.)
Not quite, the "airy structure" (overlooking the fact that there is no air between the molecules) is caused by hydrogen bonding, not the V shape.