Lukas Grech

Listen to what people are struggling with (be boring). Help them organise their own thoughts – don’t impose yours. – Help people with their goals: GROW. What do you want? (Goal) Where are you now? (Reality) What could you do? (Options) What will you do? (When/Where)

You only get three. – There’s a reason they’re called Key Performance Indicators. Not everything is important all the time. – Trouble deciding? See: Sturgeon’s Law or Pareto Principle.

Are not challenges or opportunities. They are problems. And they need to be fixed. – Solving problems in a team: Bring the group together. 5 minutes on each of the below questions to come to consensus. If no consensus is reached, leader decides. What is our problem? Is it actually a problem? What’s needed to…

Is not all it’s cracked up to be. – See: lean supply chains in response to Covid. “It’s not until the tide goes out that you find out who’s been swimming without shorts.” – Buffett The tide will, at some point, go out. – Also see: creativity.

“It is amazing what you can achieve when you don’t care who gets the credit.” – Truman – Have no ego, but assume the most responsibility. Be where the buck stops. lukasgrech.com

Urgent Not Urgent Important Do Plan Not Important Postpone Ignore Also: Sturgeon’s Law – 90% of everything is crap. lukasgrech.com

Write a to-do list. In pen, on paper. – For repeatable tasks – make a checklist.

Isn’t real. – Do one thing, do it properly. Then do the next.

“Be so good they can’t ignore you”. Steve Martin – Also: luck.

As much as possible. – Trust but verify support.