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10 Tips for
Letting Go
By Craig W. Ross

Original Link: http://www.verusglobal.com/wp/?p=4350
© 2013 Verus Global Inc. All Rights Reserved

Photo Credit: Destinys Agent via Compfight cc
Let go.
(But how?)
The leaders in the room
were facing a fierce storm
of complexity. I asked them,
“What’s your best advice
for ‘letting go?’”
Here’s what they said:
1) Determine the outcome you seek.
2) Trust and thrive
in the diversity of each day.
3) Build a culture
that allows you to counter
your fears and break barriers.
4) Empower others –
but first equip them.
5) Quit fooling yourself:
No one can control it all.
6) Focus on the benefit
of letting go.
Photo Credit: Nina Matthews Photography via Compfight cc
7) If we don’t let go,
what’s the unspoken
message to others?
8) Use the 80/20 Rule.
9) Make “letting go”
a team priority.
10) Practice!
Being “overwhelmed” can tempt us to
choose exhaustion. Those who achieve
choose to innovate.

What are you going to
let go of today?
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10 Tips for Letting Go

  • 1. 10 Tips for Letting Go By Craig W. Ross Original Link: http://www.verusglobal.com/wp/?p=4350 © 2013 Verus Global Inc. All Rights Reserved Photo Credit: Destinys Agent via Compfight cc
  • 3. The leaders in the room were facing a fierce storm of complexity. I asked them, “What’s your best advice for ‘letting go?’” Here’s what they said:
  • 4. 1) Determine the outcome you seek.
  • 5. 2) Trust and thrive in the diversity of each day.
  • 6. 3) Build a culture that allows you to counter your fears and break barriers.
  • 7. 4) Empower others – but first equip them.
  • 8. 5) Quit fooling yourself: No one can control it all.
  • 9. 6) Focus on the benefit of letting go. Photo Credit: Nina Matthews Photography via Compfight cc
  • 10. 7) If we don’t let go, what’s the unspoken message to others?
  • 11. 8) Use the 80/20 Rule.
  • 12. 9) Make “letting go” a team priority.
  • 14. Being “overwhelmed” can tempt us to choose exhaustion. Those who achieve choose to innovate. What are you going to let go of today?
  • 15. Get inspiring content like this, delivered to your inbox every week! Subscribe to our weekly Leadership Post now: http://www.verusglobal.com/Knowledge-Center/Leadership-Post-Signup/