Feb 26, 2023

Do you have a feeling that your team/system/organization is capable of much higher performance than you are currently experiencing?

Could the solution be as simple as learning to do “no” better!?

Listen in as Andy Cleff ponders:

• The Problem With "Yes"
• Consequences of Status Quo
• Decisions vs Relationships
• Working with Trade-Offs
• The "No" Repertoire

And building an action plan backlog for doing no better!

Links to Things Mentioned on the show

• Making Work Visible: Exposing Time Theft to Optimize Work & Flow by Dominica DeGrandis
• Essentialism by Greg McKeown
• Focus is about saying no, Steve Jobs
• Path To Agility for achieving business outcomes and lasting change
• Real Flow: Break the Burnout Cycle and Unlock High Performance in the New World of Work by Brandi Olson
• The Resource Utilization Trap Henrik Kniberg
• Multiple WIP vs One Piece Flow Example Henrik Kniberg
• The Efficiency Paradox  Niklas Modig 
• There's A Meeting For That Ryan Ripley
• Leadership is Language David Marquet
• Redwork and Blue Work David Marquet
• Slack: Getting Past Burnout, Busywork, and the Myth of Total Efficiency by Tom DeMarco
• Beyond Budgeting by Bjarte Bogsnes
• How to Avoid Groupthink David Marquet
• A Scientific Guide to Saying “No”: How to Avoid Temptation and Distraction by James Clear
• Embracing Dissent
• Dissent Cards
• To Quote Hamlet T-shirt

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