In summary, get the basic business math right, avoid becoming too reliant on debt, make informed personnel decisions, commit to delivering high-quality customer service, and good things will happen.
All we can do in life is our best. This doesn’t mean we must be perfect because no one ever is. Moreover, working harder isn’t always the answer. If you’re not careful, you may push yourself to burnout and diminishing returns. You also need to be cautious about getting too caught up in comparing yourself with the actions of others. They have their own set of issues to deal with, and we often inflate the capabilities of our competitors and colleagues.
In sports and in life, it doesn’t matter how much potential you have or how good you are if your team/organization consistently loses or doesn’t live up to expectations. I’ve seen many capable and talented leaders stumble when it comes to getting results from others. It’s not always the smartest, most confident, and technically superior person who wins, but the leader who is able to get impressive results from average people.
Address your biggest challenges/opportunities today; Don’t procrastinate
Understand that as long as there is someone else in the office, you have an audience
You must be consistently clear on what success looks like and how to get there, otherwise confusion will emerge
If the problem can be solved by someone else, let them do it
Always strive to operate at your “highest and best use” to the organization
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