The formula for business success is broken. It’s not enough to focus on efficient output. Instead, the best leaders will: 👊🏻 Leverage technology — not people — to achieve efficiency….
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The hidden pitfalls of servant leadership
“One of the signs of someone who was wise is that they disseminate responsibility,” the late actor Chadwick Bosman told Trevor Noah on The Daily Show. “They use everybody’s skills,…
What’s great about these crazy times
A shoe factory sends two salesmen to a region of Africa to study the prospects for expanding business. One sends back a telegram saying: SITUATION HOPELESS STOP NOONE WEARS SHOES…
How to get feedback wrong
Years ago, when I was the general manager at a tech company — managing my first, real team — I was doing the annual performance review with one of the…
Why you focus on things that aren’t important
“Okay, on a scale of 1 to 10,” I asked my client, “with 10 being most important, what would you rate this issue?” We were going in circles as he…
The gift and curse of a racing mind
“What’s your #1 challenge/priority/goal right now?” It’s a question I typically pose to clients and I’m really just looking for a short, two or three sentence answer. Except, more often…
Success is boring
“I’m working as hard as I can, but I always feel behind.” I hear this a lot from my clients. Maybe you relate. Invariably, when I dig into what they’re actually working on,…
Is your team driving you crazy?
Do they spend more time arguing instead of focusing on the mission — or being passive aggressive? (Like the company where team members would simply ignore someone when they were…
Why you’re not improving faster
Eric Ries, who wrote The Lean Start Up, says “The only way to win is to learn faster than everyone else.” And yet, most people extract less than 5% of the learning…
Signs that s*#t is rolling uphill too quickly
Bruce Lee said, “The successful warrior is the average man, but with laser-like focus.” He should have added: laser-like focus on what’s important. Because, you know what’s most important, don’t you — what…