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Tag Archives: Performance

How Favouring The Winners Can Make You Lose

Looking at success, you can miss what is important.

Ignoring failure, you can miss what is successful.

Going backwards from an outcome can create an cause and effect conclusion that misses key information to achieve that outcome.

Posted byLuke McMeeken-RuscoeJune 1, 2023June 5, 2023Posted inArticlesTags:Improvement, Performance, Productivity, StrategyLeave a comment on How Favouring The Winners Can Make You Lose

Make Your Processes Better With Wine, But Not Like That

Every process will have problems, but only if they are unforeseen.

If you know something unwanted might happen you can plan around it or plan for it.

A problem is only a problem if you don’t see it coming. Then you are the problem.

Posted byLuke McMeeken-RuscoeMay 25, 2023May 24, 2023Posted inArticlesTags:Improvement, Performance, ProductivityLeave a comment on Make Your Processes Better With Wine, But Not Like That

Where Is Your Edge?

You don’t figure out your edge in the competition once and then you always have it.

Like a chefs knife, you have to constant work on your knife to keep the edge.

Posted byLuke McMeeken-RuscoeMay 18, 2023May 17, 2023Posted inArticlesTags:Improvement, Performance, StrategyLeave a comment on Where Is Your Edge?

Success Leaves Clues

Looking at others success can provide clues on how to replicate their success.

Try to avoid specifics because their specifics are going to be different.

Look for the general trends you can take and then apply your specific skills.

Posted byLuke McMeeken-RuscoeMay 4, 2023May 3, 2023Posted inArticlesTags:Performance, Philosophy, StrategyLeave a comment on Success Leaves Clues

Explode With Simplicity

Making things as simple as possible takes a lot of though and effort.

Making things complex and confusing takes little thought and effort.

Which one do you think you can do?

Posted byLuke McMeeken-RuscoeApril 27, 2023April 26, 2023Posted inArticlesTags:Leadership, Performance, StrategyLeave a comment on Explode With Simplicity

Using Failure to Create Success

Looking at our successes, we can read into things that aren’t there but are hidden by our success.

Looking at our failures can help us consider what we thought was right but clearly wasn’t.

Posted byLuke McMeeken-RuscoeApril 20, 2023April 18, 2023Posted inArticlesTags:Improvement, Performance, StrategyLeave a comment on Using Failure to Create Success

How John Wick Nearly Didn’t Make It

There is more talent than opportunity.

No one flew a plane until someone flew a plane. If you think your team can only do what they have done, then you are saying no one can grow.

Give them a chance and let them show you their wings.

Posted byLuke McMeeken-RuscoeApril 13, 2023April 17, 2023Posted inArticlesTags:Improvement, Performance, StrategyLeave a comment on How John Wick Nearly Didn’t Make It

The Shortest Distance Isn’t Always a Straight Line

The shortest distance between two points is a straight line, but it might not be the fastest way.

Sometimes letting other ideas fail first can allow your idea to shine more brightly.

Posted byLuke McMeeken-RuscoeApril 6, 2023April 5, 2023Posted inArticlesTags:Performance, Philosophy, StrategyLeave a comment on The Shortest Distance Isn’t Always a Straight Line

Shooting for more Effective Decisions

Strength is not staying resolute in the face of new information. It is the courage to update your way of thinking.

Seeking out disagreement improves your thought process if you have the resolve to remove your desire to be right to allow new ideas in.

Posted byLuke McMeeken-RuscoeFebruary 23, 2023February 20, 2023Posted inArticlesTags:Improvement, Performance, StrategyLeave a comment on Shooting for more Effective Decisions

How Making Life Harder, Makes it Easier

Seeking resistance unlocks your potential.
Weights = Stronger Muscles
Routine = Stronger Discipline
Opposing Ideas = Stronger thought process
Seek Resistance

Posted byLuke McMeeken-RuscoeFebruary 16, 2023February 15, 2023Posted inArticlesTags:Improvement, Performance, StrategyLeave a comment on How Making Life Harder, Makes it Easier

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