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In the business world, and in life, there are inherent complexities. It is critical to keep plans and communication simple.

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Don’t try to plan for every contingency. Doing so will only overburden you and weigh you down so that you cannot quickly maneuver.
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Quick Try Willing Yourself
Relax. Look around. Make a call.
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Action Breathe Inspirational See
His realistic assessment, acknowledgment of failure, and ownership of the problem were key to developing a plan to improve performance and ultimately win.
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Development Failure Himself Improvement Problem Win
Our egos don’t like to take blame.
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Blame Ourselves
Don’t ask your leader what you should do, tell them what you are going to do.
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Future Leadership Yourself
But we can’t ever think we are too good to fail or that our enemies are not capable, deadly, and eager to exploit our weaknesses. We must never get complacent. This is where controlling the ego is most important.
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Control Enemy Failure Goodness Important Thinking
The Warrior Kid treats people with respect, doesn’t judge them.
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Judgement People Respect Warrior
As a leader, it is up to you to explain the bigger picture to him—and to all your front line leaders. That is a critical component of leadership
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Explanation Leadership Photograpgh
If we could execute with a monumental effort just to reach an immediate goal that everyone could see, we could then continue to the next visually.
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Effort Goal See
Departments and groups within the team must break down silos, depend on each other and understand who depends on them.
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Break Independent Team Understand
Discipline equals freedom.
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Discipline Equality Freedom One Liner
The leader must own everything in his or her world.
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Himself Leadership World
Once people stop making excuses, stop blaming others, and take ownership of everything in their lives, they are compelled to take action to solve their problems.
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Action Blame Live People Problem
All animals, including humans, need to see the connection between action and consequence in order to learn or react appropriately.
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Action Animal Connection Human Learning
Waiting for the 100 percent right and certain solution leads to delay, indecision, and an inability to execute.
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Ability Action Decision Right Wait
Generally, when a leader struggles, the root cause behind the problem is that the leader has leaned too far in one direction and steered off course. Awareness.
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Direction Leader Problem Struggle

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