A clear plan tells people what not to do.
LEADERSHIP
WHAT THIS MEANS
Most plans list intentions and leave the exclusions unspoken, which means everyone quietly keeps doing everything they were already doing. A plan that says what you will not pursue is far more useful, because it settles the tradeoffs in advance rather than in the middle of a difficult week. Saying no is where the actual choosing happens.
Add a short section to your next plan naming what you are deliberately not doing. Say it to the people involved. That list will do more for your focus than the list of goals.
A QUESTION TO SIT WITH
What have you asked someone to do without saying what to skip?
MORE IN LEADERSHIP & INFLUENCE
- Leadership is mostly logistics and kindness: who’s driving, who’s eaten, who got left out.
- You don’t need a title to lead. Just be the one who stacks the chairs after practice without being asked.
- The real captain isn’t the loudest player. It’s the one still talking to the bench while they’re losing.
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