Principles: Life and Work

This is, in fact, the first obligation of a leader and a decision maker. Our job is not to “go with our gut” or fixate on the first impression we form about an issue. No, we need to be strong enough to resist thinking that is too neat, too plausible, and therefore almost always wrong. Because if the leader can’t take the time to develop a clear sen

Know yourself, know your tendencies, and think through what you really think will happen.

Sufficient smarts. Not necessarily brilliance, but at least an ability to apply critical thinking skills. Lots of discipline. Distractions are death by a thousand cuts. I’m writing this right now on an island. It cost money and time to get here, but it’s the only way I can get this book out of my head onto paper. I fly into SDQ because it’s a quick