What Would Have to be True?. The Most Valuable Question in Strategy
You have been trained for your entire formal education and most of the other parts of your life to focus on the question: ‘what is true?’ Try instead to force yourself first to ask: WWHTBT? ‘What is true’ should come later.
^ADJ: This would have to be my new favourite strategy question - so powerful in its simplicity, but also the ability to build strategy off, highly recommended read.
Selecting the right product metrics
Executives want financial outcomes, strategists want systemic impact, managers want team accountability, teams want credit for executing work, planners want to track progress, ops wants to know that systems are stable and secure.
They’re all correct, so how do we select metrics that satisfy everyone?
^ADJ: I love this "choosing metrics with Signal strength at least 2x stronger than noise" - example variability in the working days in the month will affect revenue +/- 10%
At the Top, It’s All about Teamwork
Exceptional leadership teams exhibit five collective behaviors. Here’s how to build them
^ADJ: Key takeout: Efficient meetings and good decision-making practices are important aspects of the discipline many teams need to better develop. Without them, decisions are made inconsistently, meetings are unproductive, and efforts that require attention to detail—like planning, monitoring, and execution—are shortchanged.
1 Trick to Finish Your Next Talk in Style
^ADJ: Very simple: As you approach the end of your talk, say, “Okay I am going to take a few questions before I make my conclusion.”
What is Optionality? How Can Optionality Improve My Performance?
At the most basic level, optionality just means having lots of options.