David Cummings on Startups

Author: David Cummings

  • Thoughts on Patrick Lencioni’s “The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive”

    I just finished reading “The Four Obsession of an Extraordinary Executive” by Patrick Lencioni and must say that I really enjoyed it, as I have with all his books. Without further adieu, here are the four obsessions:

    1. Build and maintain a cohesive leadership team
    2. Create organizational clarity
    3. Over-communicate organizational clarity
    4. Reinforce organizational clarity through human systems

    At Hannon Hill, we had a leadership meeting for seven hours straight on a single day last month to create our organization clarity document. It isn’t a document of what we want to be, but rather a document that articulates what we already are, so that we can hold ourselves accountable, and provide a clear position of where we stand as a company. I would highly recommend it for any leadership team.

  • Promoting the Atlanta Technology Community

    A group of Atlanta technology entrepreneurs that I’m a part of just recently launched a new blog to promote our community:BigThinkr.com. Take a look at my first post:
    Atlanta is the Best Place for My Startup.

  • Inaugural Blog Post

    It’s that time of year to be implementing New Year’s Resolutions, and that’s exactly what I’m doing. This blog is meant to be an exploration of business ideas, commentary on entrepreneurship, and musings on technology. I’m passionate about the aforementioned topics and view this blog as a great way to solidify my thoughts and share them with an audience of one: myself.The blog also serves as an archive of topics and links that I care about. Too often I find myself looking for previously consumed information and thought processes without a map. Welcome to my map.