I have noticed two common patterns that typically emerge when teams lack clarity of purpose.
FOCUS ON THE TRADE-OFF
EDIT
BEWARE THE BARRENNESS OF A BUSY LIFE. —Socrates
As poet Mary Oliver wrote: Tell me, what is it you plan to do / with your one wild and precious life?
AN INNER PROCESS STANDS IN NEED OF OUTWARD CRITERIA. —Ludwig Wittgenstein
Wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.
They were not just starting on the race to nowhere?10
Book Boundaries. Once,
There are no solutions. There are only trade-offs.7
Less but better is
It was like he was majoring in minor activities and
According to Porter, A strategic position is not sustainable unless there are trade-offs with other positions.3
It in one?
Winning is a natural extension.
That may be one reason why Stephen King has written, To write is human, to edit is divine.6
Neuroscience: The Foundations of Human and Animal Emotions,
In order to have focus we need to escape to focus.
If you don’t prioritise your life, someone else will.
If we could be truly excellent at only one thing, what would it be?