You can’t intend for somebody else to do something. That’s basically telling people what to do as a subterfuge. Here’s David with more about how “intent” works. Hey, you can’t intend for somebody else to do something. For example, you can’t say “I intend for you to be on time.” That’s basically telling people what...
Leadership Nudge® 416 – Less Before More
March 27, 2023by
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...
Leadership Nudge® 412 – Want resolutions that stick?
March 27, 2023by
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...
Leadership Nudge® 411 – We all do this
March 27, 2023by
Overclaiming our role in projects is part of being human. Here is David in Germany with more. This 40-foot bronze soldier is the largest war memorial in Germany. It’s a Soviet War Memorial, built here by the Soviets after World War II. And it commemorates the liberation of Berlin from the Nazis by the Red...
Leadership Nudge® 407 – Human Progress
March 27, 2023by
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...
Saying what you intend to do incorporates the best of the communications that happen with permission-based environments and the best of ownership and a bias for action that happens with a “just do it” environment. Here’s David with more. When it comes to communication structures, most organizations are not playing with a full deck. I...
Permission-based organizations are designed to stop action. Intent-based organizations are designed with a bias for action. Here’s David in Iceland with an example. Hey, so talking about the perils of a permission-based environment. Just got off this cruise ship here in Reykjavik, Iceland and a total disaster. First of all, this is the taxi line....
Leaders give information, not instructions, so people with control can make better decisions based on that information. Here’s David with an example. Professionals pass information. Amateurs give instructions. When I see a couple of people trying to park a car, or some volunteer is going to help you park your car, it was always they’re...
Leadership Nudge® 389 – Align Activity to Control
March 27, 2023by
Leaders focus their energy on things within their control. Here’s David with some examples. Hey, here’s the formula for having a happy life and getting what you want. It’s aligning where you spend your energy to the things that are within your control. For example, out here, people spend a lot of energy on things...
A leader’s job is to structure the organization so that it creates the right conversations, thus pushing authority to information. Here, David discusses what it sounds like when a leader manages information instead. So I got a question. At what point is pushing down authority to information become the leader absolving themselves of responsibility. It...