63. FOCUS ON OUTCOMES
“PEOPLE DON'T WANT A QUARTER-INCH DRILL,
THEY WANT A QUARTER-INCH HOLE.”
-THEODORE LEVITT
@BFGMARTIN
64. DEFINE THE PROBLEM
“IF I HAD ONE HOUR TO SAVE THE PLANET,
I WOULD SPEND 59 MINUTES DEFINING THE PROBLEM,
AND ONE MINUTE RESOLVING IT”
-ALBERT EINSTEIN
@BFGMARTIN
65. SOLVE THE PROBLEM
“UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM AT A DEEP LEVEL.
THEN SUCCESS IS EASY TO ARTICULATE, BECAUSE YOU
KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE WHEN THAT PROBLEM IS SOLVED.”
-KEN NORTON
@BFGMARTIN
72. DISCOVERY VS DELIVERY
“THERE IS NOTHING QUITE SO USELESS AS
DOING WITH GREAT EFFICIENCY SOMETHING
THAT SHOULD NOT BE DONE AT ALL.”
-PETER DRUCKER
@BFGMARTIN
81. “DON’T FORGET THAT PEOPLE MAKE THE STUFF.
RELATIONS MAKE THE BIGGER STUFF.
GET THE RELATIONS AND PEOPLE PART RIGHT, FIRST.
THE REST WILL FOLLOW.”
-JOHN MAEDA
@BFGMARTIN
82. 1. ASSEMBLE YOUR TEAM
DIVERSE, CROSS-FUNCTIONAL, CO-LOCATED
2. SET THEM UP FOR SUCCESS
PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY, AUTONOMY, PURPOSE
3. PICK THE RIGHT PROCESS
BALANCE DISCOVERY VS DELIVERY
@BFGMARTIN
83. 1. HIRE SMART PEOPLE
2. GET OUT OF THE WAY
3. FOCUS ON OUTCOMES
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86. FOLLOW ME ON @BFGMARTIN
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