Ability + incorrect problem = worthless
No ability + unsolvable problem = pointless
Ability + solvable problem = ego boost
Ability + challenging problem = Progress
Tag Archives: Philosophy
Interchangable parts
Brain power should be used on what to do, not how to do things.
If every part of your business has different ways to do things then staff spend less time of solving problems and more time thinking about which process to follow.
Lead by letting go
Leadership is explaining to your team what is important, and what values your team works by.
The goal is to have them be able to work independently. If they can’t work with you, then you are not leading, you are the problem.
Don’t Skip The Process
Understand the outcome is fine, it shows where we want to go.
The process we follow is how we get there.
If you skip steps and try to just get to the outcome you often miss out of the things that will make the outcome worthwhile.
Imperfect
We want to let go of the idea of perfection. Nothing is going to be perfect. Everything is always in a state of flux.
You get out of life what you put in it, the process is important.
Where the Caribou Roam
Tradition is defaulting to other people’s decisions.
If you don’t know their assumptions or constraints and you think it can be done better than there is a place for you to be clear with yours and try.
What an opportunity
The challenge of creativity is not having everything you need, but not having everything you need and figuring out how to make it work.
Why and How
Your boss asks a request that makes no sense, you want to ask why?
This can be challenging.
Instead ask how?
This makes them have to understand what they are asking and you might then get the why you were looking for.
Invert
Invert your thinking to avoid disaster.
Instead of focusing on the big win, what is the big fail that will most hurt.
Now focus on stopping the big fail.
Fighting On Death Ground
Understanding what “ground” you are on can help you define what strategy to engage with your competition and also how they might be trying to engage with you.
Luke McMeeken-Ruscoe 