This quote helped me make a decision I’ve been struggling with. Someone went back on something we mutually agreed. It’s painful and it’s going to be expensive for me. But I have my answer now...
@LaurieHillis “Control freaks are tempted to tell people HOW to do the job. Define what needs to be done and why it matters.” I brought this to a clients attention. She ‘practiced’ asking her team now they would ‘do’ the issue. She was blowed away by the engagement and increased trust!
“It doesn't matter whether you come in first, in the middle of the pack, or last. You can say, 'I have finished.' There is a lot of satisfaction in that.” Fred Lebow, Co-Founder of the New York City Marathon
Whether we finish or come in last we accumulate significant data points