Evander Holyfield says he lost his $230,000,000 mansion because a family member put a mortgage on it
‘In the situation that one of the family members borrowed money of my house it was a lot of money’
‘After my mama passed now everybody wants to steal from me I didn’t want to call them out cause they were older than me,one of my sister stole from me’
‘I realized I wasn’t going to put them in jail or anything I made too much money to stoop that low to do that to them’
Evander Holyfield says he lost his $230,000,000 mansion because a family member put a mortgage on it
‘In the situation that one of the family members borrowed money of my house it was a lot of money’
‘After my mama passed now everybody wants to steal from me I didn’t want to call them out cause they were older than me,one of my sister stole from me’
‘I realized I wasn’t going to put them in jail or anything I made too much money to stoop that low to do that to them’
I stole this idea and now use it with every single employee.
It’s the best illustration I’ve seen of teaching someone to be high agency.
It says there are 5 levels of work:
Level 1: “There is a problem.”
Level 2: “There is a problem, and I’ve found some causes.”
Level 3: “Here’s the problem, here are some possible causes, and here are some possible solutions.”
Level 4: “Here’s the problem, here’s what I think caused it, here are some possible solutions, and here’s the one I think we should pick.”
Level 5: “I identified a problem, figured out what caused it, researched how to fix it, and I fixed it. Just wanted to keep you in the loop.”
Using this framework, here’s what I say to every new employee…
You will live at Level 4 from Day 1 and as we build trust you will rise to Level 5.
Being high agency doesn’t just mean tackling problems in this way. It means your entire way of working should be oriented to being a Level 4+ employee.
Plz feel free to steal it as well.
And ty @stephsmithio for the framework!
“If you haven't read hundreds of books, you are functionally illiterate, and you will be incompetent, because your personal experiences alone aren't broad enough to sustain you.”
— James N. Mattis
@wilming_ton You should sell it all or give it away and all your problems will be solved. But you won't, regardless of what you say, there's a sliver of doubt in your mind making you say what if. So you spew your garbage to drag others into your mental space because you lack conviction.