Intent-Based leaders create an environment where it’s safe for people to remove items from products and from plans. Not only does it make doing the work more sustainable, experience and research show that we often get more creative solutions when we remove things. Jenni is here with more. What makes us always want to add...
We received this question recently. “What about the paperwork? My team loves the operations, but it’s not so great with the paperwork.” Here’s David with an answer. Got a question recently. What about the paperwork? My team loves the operations, but it’s not so great with the paperwork. But look, paperwork is important. Imagine that...
Want your resolutions to stick? David explains three key items to help. I’m here at my YMCA for the last swim of the year on the last day of the year. It’s not that crowded. Tomorrow, it’s going to be crowded as can be – crowded for a couple of weeks. If you want to...
Intent-based leaders push the decision making to the people with the information. Here’s David with more. You’re probably slower than you think. And you can probably be a lot faster. I’m here well above the Swiss town of Grindelwald. And behind me is the mighty north face of the Eiger. I’m at 6400 feet, it...
Intent-Based Leaders follow the principle “Don’t be good, get better.” Moving from where we are today to where we want to be involves mental contrasting. Here’s Jenni with more information. “Don’t be good, get better” is one of my favorite Intent-Based Leadership principles. We can get better at things we don’t think we’re very good...
Everyone has the desire to win, but that’s not what matters. Here’s David with more. It’s not the desire to win that matters, it’s the desire to prepare to win. I’m here on my neighbor’s yard in Englewood, Florida, six days after Hurricane Ian. And you can see the big debris fields. Unfortunately, they’ve lost...
Activating the learning vector will destress performance anxiety. Here’s David with insight about how this worked during a big inspection on the Santa Fe. Before major inspections, I would get super nervous. I felt like there was a lot riding on it. And I had this view of this big performance vector. And that was...
De-escalate your emotions in stressful situations by imagining you are observing the situation from another vantage point. Watch as David explains the value of getting out from behind your own eyeballs. If you’re going into a stressful event (maybe it’s an evaluation or feedback for you) and you anticipate you might get kind of your...
David suggests how to move toward a growth mindset by replacing one simple word. I received a one-word hack, which I think is genius. And the idea is this: Instead of saying “to me” you replace it with “for me.” So instead of “Why is this happening TO me?” – “Why is this happening FOR...
Leaders can provide Organizational Clarity during the initial decision phase of a project to guide the team. With that clarity, the team can present several options to keep the project moving in the right direction. Watch David explain. Hey! In Nudge 372, I talk about the frustration of the “Bring Me a Rock” game, where...
