Better Insights, Better Results
“Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson You can set boundary conditions to make better decisions. Putting decisions into place usually requires compromises along the way or dealing with unforeseen events. If your decision depends on everything going perfectly well, you’re in trouble. If you don’t …
You need to test your decisions against reality. A lot of decisions might sound good at the time or look good on paper. To really test your decisions, you need feedback loops that provide first-hand experience.
“Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress.” — Mahatma Gandhi Do you know how to make better decisions? To make better decisions, develop disagreement rather than consensus. Disagreement provides alternatives and makes you think more deeply about the issue. In fact, if you don’t have disagreement, you’re not ready to make a decision. …
“If you think you are the leader but still no one is following you, then it’s just a walk.” –- John Maxwell What do better leaders do consistently, that other leaders don’t? In The Leadership Challenge, James Kouzes and Barry Posner write about the 5 practices and 10 commitments for effective leadership. Their work …
“It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.” — William Shakespeare You are the product of your thoughts, and your environment. You are not simply the products of your environment. You are more than that. You are the product of your thoughts, your expectations, and you choices. While reading Learned …
