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Adding a few well-thought-out unlesses to our goals will help us achieve the flexibility that we’re seeking, be more responsive to the changing landscape, and reduce escalation of commitment to losing causes.
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238 |
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Leaders commonly fall into the trap of evaluating people solely by whether they’ve achieved a goal or not. When they do that, they’re increasing the potential for escalation of commitment.
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242 |
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A good set of kill criteria means you can win by achieving a goal or by successfully following those kill criteria.
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242 |
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The happiness we get from cheering on friends and family ensures our personal investment in other people’s growth and achievements.
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87 |
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…when we see success or failure as an entirely individual affair, we can’t bother to invest time or resources in someone else’s achievements.
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88 |
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…strategic inflection points, painful as they are for all participants, provide an opportunity to break out of a plateau and catapult to a higher level of achievement.
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095 |
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If you are describing a purpose that deep down you know you can’t achieve, you are dooming your chances of climbing out of the valley of death.
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144 |
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A real team is a group of very different individuals who enjoy working together and who share a commitment to working cohesively to help the organization achieve its common goals and to fulfill its purpose.
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041 |
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…leaders with character achieve results that transcend everyday organizational imperatives.
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051 |
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No single skill set is sufficient to achieve business success.
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121 |
