Performance – Luke McMeeken-Ruscoe

When Everyone Zigs, Zag: The Power of Unconventional Thinking

We often underestimate the power of rethinking our assumptions.

When facing a resource disadvantage, playing by the same rules is a losing game.

The most effective solutions often lie outside the box. When everyone zigs, consider zagging.

Traditions: We often assume they’re rooted in ancient wisdom. But sometimes, they’re the product of unintended consequences & clever campaigns.

The story of Santa Claus is a powerful reminder. Check out this insightful piece

The most demoralizing work is work that feels pointless.

Just like neglecting our health leads to physical decline, neglecting strategic direction leads to organizational stagnation.

Clarity of purpose is essential for both.

Improvement isn’t only found by being better at what you do.

It can be found by doing less of what is not needed.

Sometimes subtraction is addition.

In a world of perfection, being wrong is a moral failure.

Luckily, we don’t live in a perfect world yet acknowledging mistakes is not encouraged.

Learning doesn’t happen without mistakes, don’t fear them.

The hero and the villain usually have the same backstory.

The villain says I got hurt so I can hurt others.

The hero says I got hurt, I don’t want others to experience that.

The choice to be the hero or the villain is up to you.

Being loud and a good speaker doesn’t make a person right.

Being quiet and unsure of how to express themselves doesn’t make a person wrong.

Beware the flash with no bang.

Leadership is not about telling people what to do but to point people in a direction of where they are going.

Letting go is scary and you will get better results when you allow people to be who they are while moving towards a common goal.

Hard numbers create powerful images which emotionally resonate with us more than stats.

Be careful how numbers are presented and what you are trying to say.

Or what someone else is trying to get you to think.

Your gut could be wrong, and its terrible at maths.

There is a difference in small vs large samples.

We trick ourselves that unconnected events “should:” happen because it feels like they should.