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Not mixing list of todos with strategy
- noleary 2y agoI think this is one of the pernicious things about OKR-type organizational planning. Companies get so fixated on generating results -- quick wins -- that they kind of flail around doing stuff that gets measured on a dashboard. For what it's worth, I think this is often what we mean when we complain about "MBAs" controlling companies. I feel that people spend insufficient time deciding why they're choosing a course of action. Companies need to allocate more resources (i.e. time) deciding what they're not going to do. The best executives I've known have invariably shared one trait: they've been decisive in killing decent/good ideas to focus on important problems. This often makes them unpopular. By contrast, I've found that middling executives agonize over KPIs.
- dhruvagga 2y agotoo much truth in one comment.
- jayantbhawal 2y agoAnalysis paralysis is so real and frustrating with the leadership. The shame is the intellectualisation of that crap and inactivity. As a builder, I’d love to sip my coffee and build impactful stuff.
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