Dry riverbeds or flash floods - flow matters! Why it matters: Understanding how value is created and moves through an organization is critical. The problem is that the concept is complicated.  Freddie Clark stated, “measuring flow is a two-dimensional measure of a three-dimensional problem.”  Our panel flows with: Jeremy Berriault -   Freddie Clark - https://www.linkedin.com/in/freddie-clark/ -    Me -   Mastering Work Intake sponsors SPaMCAST! Starting Everything Means Finishing Nothing One big thing: Poor work entry means delivering less.  Why it matters: Work Intake controls what a team works on and when they work on it. Overloaded teams deliver less value. Poor prioritization leads to delivering the wrong work. Chaotic work intake costs organizations money and time. Zoom in: Mastering Work Intake by Jeremy Willets and Tom Cagley provides the reader with ideas, principles, actionable advice, worksheets, and examples to deliver more value.  Buy a copy! JRoss Publishing: Amazon: There are things you can control and things you can’t. — The next SPaMCAST  Epictetus described this idea as the dichotomy of control.  Why this matters: We have direct control over our thoughts, judgments, and actions, but external events, other people's opinions, and the outcomes of our actions are not directly within our control.  The SPaMCAST 874  will be posted on August 31st. If you would like to participate in the panel discussions, email me at spamcastinfo@gmail.com.