Gut Check
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The Task You Should Give Away
Do you need to do this (or is it a chance for someone junior to grow)?
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Comfortable Means You’ve Stopped Growing
Are you professionally uncomfortable?
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A Win You Share Compounds
I could have done the whole rewrite alone. No one to argue with on semantics or…
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Success on Purpose
Are you successful on purpose (or by accident)?
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Right, Not Just Correct
Is it ‘Right’ (not just correct)?
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Ask the Inconvenient Expert First
Did you Consult Your Attorney?
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Catch Them When They Fall
The first general I ever worked for directly carried my water bottle while I ran. Few…
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Who’s Empowered to Tell You No?
Your people can usually see the mistake coming. Whether the warning reaches you in time depends…
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Wrong, or Just a Lower Priority?
Tell a real error apart from a lower priority before you correct it, or you teach…
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Accurate Isn’t the Same as Clear
You can be completely accurate and still leave a room confused. Clarity is the leader’s job,…
