Not mixing list of todos with strategy(hbr.org)
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Not mixing list of todos with strategy
https://hbr.org/2024/08/keep-strategy-simple
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too much truth in one comment.
Analysis paralysis is so real and frustrating with the leadership. The shame is the intellectualisation of that crap and inactivity.
As a builder, I’d love to sip my coffee and build impactful stuff.
As a builder, I’d love to sip my coffee and build impactful stuff.
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For what it's worth, I think this is often what we mean when we complain about "MBAs" controlling companies.
I feel that people spend insufficient time deciding why they're choosing a course of action. Companies need to allocate more resources (i.e. time) deciding what they're not going to do.
The best executives I've known have invariably shared one trait: they've been decisive in killing decent/good ideas to focus on important problems. This often makes them unpopular.
By contrast, I've found that middling executives agonize over KPIs.