To Succeed Wildly
We succeed because we believe we will. We succeed wildly when we truly believe we will succeed despite having little or no evidence, reason, or …
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Delegating Trust and Authority
Delegation requires trust and authority. We must trust that we have adequately described the problem and the desired outcomes. We must trust that our delegates have …
How to Make Your Strategies Even Better
Once we have decided on a strategy, we can improve it by asking everyone involved, “What could prevent the success of this strategy?” We may …
The Uncertainty Principle
In physics, the Uncertainly Principle says we can never know both the position and momentum of a particle. We can only ever know one or …
Juicy Goodness
Within each of us is a wealth of juicy goodness. As leaders, a big part of our job is to recognize, name, nurture, and deploy …
Before Jumping Into Action Today
Just a quick reminder to pause before jumping into action today: take time to find thoughts that physically feel good to think. Spend about 5 minutes. …
Throwing Tasks Over The Wall
Delegation, especially to people new to us or to the work, is not throwing tasks over the wall with the briefest of outlines of what’s …
What Delegation Really Means
Delegation does not mean simply handing over a task. Nor does it mean getting other people to do a task the way we would. It …
The Right-Wrong Maelstrom
“I am right and you are wrong,” is a pervasive, destructive subtext in many of our conversations at work and home. We fight each other, …
Delegate, Kind Leader
Show me someone who is underperforming and I’ll show you someone who very, very likely has not been given clear parameters for success, real-time feedback, …