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TBM 260: The Thoughtful HIPPO - by John Cutler

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Teams often desperately want leaders to make decisions and establish meaningful constraints. They may not want a leader to dictate the how, but they DO want someone with formal influence and authority to take a stand, take options off the table, and take responsibility. But the big challenge is that when this is needed the most is when it is hardest. Here's why. Imagine three vacation situations: Existential Crisis You're on a dream vacation, and a natural disaster strikes. You evacuate immediately—no questions asked. You are happy to be alive. Perfect Vacation You're having the perfect vacation. Everything is going as planned. You decide to try new things and explore. Even if a choice doesn't work out, it won't ruin your vacation. Things just go your way. Slowly Deteriorating Vacation But now imagine one of those vacations that starts deteriorating. Things start well, but small issues start cropping up. None of the problems are catastrophic, but your vacation gradually worsens. But no

TBM 260: The Thoughtful HIPPO John Cutler Dec 14, 2023 102 5 5 Share Top-down decision-making is underrated. Teams often desperately want leaders to make decisions and establish meaningful constraints. They may not want a leader to dictate the how , but they DO want someone with formal influence and authority to take a stand, take options off the table, and take responsibility. But the big challenge is that when this is needed the most is when it is hardest. Here's why. Imagine three vacation situations: Existential Crisis You're on a dream vacation, and a natural disaster strikes. You evacuat

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