Kill It Till It Hurts

If it does not hurt, you did not do enough. Do what? Cut scope and ruthlessly prioritize. Do not fall prey to hubris. You and your team cannot do all that, in that amount of time, within budget, at the level of excellence your stakeholders deserve.

Reducing scope requires prioritization and prioritization requires strategic thinking and strategic thinking requires strong leadership.

On the other hand, the symptoms of lazy leadership are scope creep and multiple top priorities.

As a leader are you known as a scope killer or scope creeper?  Prioritize down to one thing until it hurts. When that one thing is done, move onto the next thing. Align the one thing that must be done with your mission and vision and make the connection clear for your team.

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