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Leading Your Organization

Leading your organization doesn’t have to mean growing chaos. This page brings together ideas on systems, processes, and execution that help teams run more smoothly and make better decisions.

A field-tested framework for aligning mission, people, and execution.
Every team already has a culture. Setting values take it from accidental to intentional.
When you track your most important metrics weekly, you can effectively predict the future by seeing problems before they happen.
Strategy sets direction, and tactics are the steps. If you aren’t clear on the difference, you’ll debate details rather than defining goals.
People leaving the organization is inevitable and sad, but it doesn’t have to be devastating if you document the process.
I've sometimes seen a desire to throw $100,000 in salary and benefits at a "bandwidth problem" when it's really just a prioritization problem.
When's the last time you sat down with a list of your direct reports and asked yourself what they need, what they're struggling with, and what growth for them that week could look like?
Sometimes, “building the plane while you fly it” is unavoidable. But here’s the question: Are you building the plane with duct tape or rivets?
A tough moment today can save you from months or years of frustration.
Saying you're unique is convenient is a way to avoid change, sidestep responsibility, and ignore the hard truths every other leader has to face.

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