back with a “5 minute Friday” audio edition
key concepts I cover in this snippet:
how leaders are ultimately defined
how the org’s pendulum works
how switching focus is costly
how the feeling differs by altitude
how to plan around the pendulum
I’d love to hear from listeners about their experiences with the pendulum - please chime in via comments👇. And if you enjoyed this post, please consider subscribing.
further reading / references
to manage the pendulum swings, it’s critical to illuminate and implement strategy, otherwise you deal with issues of plan legibility and org synchronicity
pendulum swings contribute to several of the anti-patterns I’ve shared recently: new toolkit, old habits, collaboration vs competition, and metrics malfunction
the point about the pendulum shift sensation varying by altitude is because modes of operation in a company range between typing vs tapping
childish drawing / interpretation
For Whom the Pendulum Swings