The bigger thing
It’s a new regime, we’re setting out on a new way of doing things. A new project maybe, a new process? The main idea is…
There’s what I’m doing and then there’s what I’m working on.
What I’m working on are tasks. The code, the numbers, the documents, the conversations, the relationships, the actual stuff I’m doing. It contributes to the whole, but is not the bigger picture.
What I’m working on is the bigger picture. The lumpy stuff, the stuff that takes us from what we do today to what we want to do tomorrow, the stuff that defines our success or otherwise as a team.
Now the question … what do I care about? Am I head down, doing my thing as best I can, or, head up, doing the bigger thing?
Will I prioritise my own stuff or will I put it down (and put myself out) to contribute to greater objectives.
You probably need both types of people – but only one of them fits in a team.
Skippy strategy: Teams need team players.
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Focus
There’s everything you want to do.
That’s the roadmap.
Then there’s all the other things you have to do that get in the way.
That’s the reality.
Then there’s…