Think the Unthinkable

Think the unthinkable. Pre-mortem everything. Expect the worst.

Don’t dwell on it.

But never be surprised by it.

When it hits the fan calmly reach for plan B.

Measure the Day

Does every person on your team know what a good day looks like?

Do they know what goal posts they are aiming for? One set. Not two or more, or some part-time, only on Monday’s goal post. One set. One target. And it is a stretch.

Do they have the freedom to make the call for how they are going to get there?

Have they incrementally earned that freedom? Have they demonstrated that they have the passion and competencies to make the calls? Are they responsible and accountable for it?

At the end of every day can they quantifiably measure the day and answer “yes, I made good progress, I had a good day. Or no, I didn’t have a good day. I know I didn’t, because my measure is off. I know why. And because I know why, I know what needs to be done tomorrow.

And when the day is measured and it is a good one, do you pause, celebrate and recognize the achievement?

The Conspiracy Is With You

Assume the world is conspiring to help you. Not throw you down, but help you.

Everything, for good or bad, is here to help you. Take it.

Pay it forward. Help someone else.

It’s a circle that can become a flywheel.

The Real Question

When asked a question consider the answer, but more importantly, consider why the question was asked.

That’s the real question.

Peripheral Vision

The line curves up, or down. It never runs straight.

We think everything is straight. We look straight.

We need to widen our peripheral view to not only look further left and right, but more importantly up and down.