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“I think in end states and everything else is just an annoying reality.”
1/24
@jockowillink
@echocharles
@davidrberke
“I think in end states and everything else is just an annoying reality.”
1/24
@jockowillink
@echocharles
@davidrberke
“You can’t train G-tolerance.”
“I’m not going to focus my effort on the turds.”
“Why would you focus all of your time on your least productive people?”
“Why would you focus all of your time on your least productive people?”
“All men desire to do what is wanted of them....
When they do not it’s because they have not been adequately motivated and instructed.”
When they do not it’s because they have not been adequately motivated and instructed.”
“As a leader, your default should be: they are not the problem.”
“Most people don’t need to be fired, they need to be lead.”
“Most people don’t need to be fired, they need to be lead.”
“Anybody on your team has the potential to undo your entire plan.”
“Your underperformers can still undo your plan, and there’s no free pass of ‘we’ll just screen out those people.’”
“We had a bottom 12% at Topgun too.”
“Your underperformers can still undo your plan, and there’s no free pass of ‘we’ll just screen out those people.’”
“We had a bottom 12% at Topgun too.”
“You got different people, they’re going to be motivated in different ways.”
Tools for motivation:
Show a need
Develop an interest
Maintain interest
(EXPLAIN WHY)
Encourage early successes
Give recognition
Use competition
Give awards
Give punishments
Show a need
Develop an interest
Maintain interest
(EXPLAIN WHY)
Encourage early successes
Give recognition
Use competition
Give awards
Give punishments
“So often we’re sitting there rewarding the people who are doing well- who actually probably don’t need additional motivation.”
“But what are we doing for the middle group, and even the lower group to make sure they’re moving forward?”
“But what are we doing for the middle group, and even the lower group to make sure they’re moving forward?”
There’s lots of awards you can get without being the top producer. You got most improved, then you got like hardest worker-“
“Did you ever get that one?!”
“No, not even close.”
“Ok,I was about to say
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“Did you ever get that one?!”
“No, not even close.”
“Ok,I was about to say
”
“It’s really good to recognize people for the work that they do WHEN They do it, as opposed to well we just have this process by which you reach these checkpoints and get recognition.”
“Mission type orders, in a nutshell, is you tell somebody what you need done and let them go figure out how to do it.”
“It’s the basis of Decentralized Command .”
“It’s the basis of Decentralized Command .”
“Careful planning is not enough. It must be coupled with the readiness to change and adapt to situations as they are, not as they are expected to be.”
“To train our officers for ...when mission type orders will be widely used, it is necessary... that we widely employ mission type orders in our peacetime operations.”
“If you don’t live like this, then you won’t get good at it.”
“If you don’t live like this, then you won’t get good at it.”
“If the way you run your day to day operations is micromanagement, how can you expect anybody to do anything other than BE micromanaged when you get into a bad situation?”
“You’re really a horrible leader if they’re all sitting there waiting.”
“You’re really a horrible leader if they’re all sitting there waiting.”
Scope of a mission type order:
“Clearly state what the commander issuing the order wants to have accomplished.”
“Point out limiting or control factors that must be observed.”
“It should delineate the resources made available to the subordinate commander.”
“Clearly state what the commander issuing the order wants to have accomplished.”
“Point out limiting or control factors that must be observed.”
“It should delineate the resources made available to the subordinate commander.”
“Tell me what needs to get done, tell me the limits on what I’m allowed to do, and tell me what resources I have. Other than that, get out of my way and I’m going to make it happen.”
The more details I put into “How” I want something done, the less “Initiative” they show when doing it.
“You’ve been Trained to wait and be told what to do.”
“You’ve been Trained to wait and be told what to do.”
“Someone quoted you on Twitter saying’a great way to not waste your people’s time...”
“...and they’ll get you where you want to go faster.” https://twitter.com/ShadWonderguy/status/1333344957852225537
“...and they’ll get you where you want to go faster.” https://twitter.com/ShadWonderguy/status/1333344957852225537
“A commander has 2 channels within which to operate: the channel of Command and the channel of Suggestion...
A good commander who has subordinates who are trained, and has the confidence to use mission type orders can operate almost exclusively using the channel of suggestion.”
A good commander who has subordinates who are trained, and has the confidence to use mission type orders can operate almost exclusively using the channel of suggestion.”
“The only time he’s going to bark orders is when he’s going to fire someone... or take disciplinary action.
“An hour lost today is lost Forever.”
“You cannot issue a requisition for a replacement for a lost hour of training.”
“You cannot issue a requisition for a replacement for a lost hour of training.”
“If you show up late, you’re wasting everybody’s time...”
“If you show up 15 minutes early, aren’t you wasting your OWN time?”
“No. Because what I do is prep... In my bag is the next book for the podcast. If I show up 15 minutes early and no one else is here...”
“If you show up 15 minutes early, aren’t you wasting your OWN time?”
“No. Because what I do is prep... In my bag is the next book for the podcast. If I show up 15 minutes early and no one else is here...”
“If you show up 15 minutes early, you’re not wasting your time because you can still Choose what to do.”
