THE MARDUK METHOD IN THEORY AND PRACTICE
Essays from the Method — the myth, the doctrine, and the daily practice.
Essays
What's in a Name? The Marduk Legacy
The 4,000-year-old myth behind the Method: how Marduk defeated Chaos with eyes all around his head and magic words — and why you must become the Marduk of your story.
Management by Exception
When everything is completed on time, nothing needs managing. Why a late task is a sparking appliance — and how to catch the spark before it becomes the inferno that consumes the building.
Tasks as a Category
Projects, Chores and Responsibilities: the taxonomy that turns unordered chaos into a business system — and the push-pull art of negotiating how often a chore really needs doing: as infrequently as possible, yet as often as necessary.
The Aphorisms
Stop putting out fires — build fire stations.
There's no exit opportunity if the business relies on your personality to operate.
A business that runs on systems, not just you, increases in value.
Your time is sacred — reclaim it.
System first, task second.
We have a system to build your systems.
As little as possible, but as much as necessary.
As infrequently as possible, yet as often as necessary.
Use your words: they are magic.
You must become the Marduk of your story.