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This month’s Leadership Strategy Session focused on a powerful but often overlooked leadership tool: subtraction. We tend to think of expanding capacity by adding — more time, more people, more projects — but real effectiveness often comes from removing what no longer serves the team.
As your year goes the way that it goes, and maybe you're not on the path you thought you might be, instead of thinking about what you can add to get there, think about what you could subtract that may actually get you where you need to be. — Charlie
Some of the key insights from this month’s call:
Capacity Through the Lens of Subtraction. Creating a culture where subtraction is a habit, not a crisis response.
Leading the Process of Letting Go. How to assess which commitments to release, including avoiding cutting essential competencies.
Avoiding the Pitfalls of Overcommitment. Many teams unknowingly create "pure fat" in their workflows — work that clogs progress rather than fuels it. Learning how to identify what should be let go is key.
Encouraging Team Learning & Development. Addressing the challenge of team members who don’t engage in learning and how to create a culture of professional growth. Leverage Bloom's Taxonomy to address gaps in team learning & development
Strategic Thinking & Planning. The role of pattern recognition, scenario planning, and making courageous decisions.
Our next Leadership Strategy Session will be on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. PT. (Details coming soon)
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