Colleagues,
April 18, 2022 MVP: Know when to use an MVP I was trying to write a different email for today, but I am using a different computer and had some issues:
I don’t have a lot of time and I just need to get this done! Now I am typing on Text Edit, the simplest most basic word processing application available. Elegant solutions are valuable. Being able to click once on an icon in my document and begin typing is awesome. But when systems break down, we are faced with a critical decision: Rebuild and try to fix the system, or use an MVP (minimally viable process). The answer will vary based on the context, but take a minute to think about your systems:
Cheers! Frederick
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Colleagues,
April 27, 2022: MVP: M=V/E Motivation equals value divided by effort. Resistance simply means that there is not enough perceived value for the perceived effort it would take to complete the task To increase motivation you can increase value, decrease effort, or do both. You can print the attachment if you want a constant reminder. Thank you, Adrienne Stuckey, for requesting this “greatest quote”! Cheers! Frederick Colleagues,
September 17, 2021: MVP: Collaboration and connection increase potential Last week my friend and colleague Dr. Robert Maddox wrote the “’human touch’ is a force multiplier😊” “Human touch” implies many things, but let’s keep it simple by distilling the concept into this: collaboration.
When we collaborate, we become force multipliers! Here are three ways to be a force multiplier today in less than 10 minutes:
I’m feeling joyful just thinking about what you might do with this call to action. I hope you can find the time, energy, and courage to act. Cheers! Frederick Colleagues,
Don’t confuse the mission with the goals! Mission: the purpose for which your organization exists Example from our (Pam and I) recent cross-country trip: the purpose (mission) of our trip was to reconnect with family and friends and to have memorable experiences in nature. Vision: The ideal outcome resulting from enacting or fulfilling your mission. Example: we will arrive home renewed in multiple ways (relationship with each other and others) with a new set of memories and a great appreciation for our country, its people, and beauty. Goals: Achievements that will help you fulfill your mission. Example: 1.Backpack in the Badlands 2.Backpack in Glacier Park 3.Visit friend Nat in Klamath Falls 4.Spend time with mom in San Francisco 5.Visit other family on the way home As it turned out, we did not meet goals one and two, but we still achieved our mission and fulfilled our vision. How? With record heat across the West, goals one and two become unreasonable. While keeping in mind our mission (memorable experiences in nature), we set new goals:
These new goals allowed us to escape the heat and fulfill have some remarkable outdoor moments. Sometimes we cling to goals even when they no longer serve their purpose. Every now and then, step back and check your alignment. Especially if it is hot outside! Cheers! Frederick Colleagues,
October 27, 2021 MVP: The vision must be clear and shared by the people. You see things; and you say “Why?” But I dream things that never were; and I say “Why not?” -George Bernard Shaw, 1949 I have a love/hate relationship with vision. I used to be in love with the idea of creating a great vision. Then one day, a “leader” came into the organization I worked in and imposed his vision on all of the people and programs that had been there before him. Three years later, the “leader” was gone, but most (not all) of the people were still there. Those people were left to pick up the pieces of a painful and contentious series of changes. Vision is a double-edged sword. “Where there is no vision, the people perish…” -Proverbs 29:18, King James Bible Vision can be a powerful tool for good. Here is the challenge as I see it… The vision must be a shared vision. Leaders are servants first, and part of their job is to articulate the goals, dreams, and aspirations of the people within the organization. Where things are unclear, limited, or confused, leaders work to educate, clarify, and build consensus. Every organization should have a vision, but the genesis of that vision should lay at the intersection of the purpose of the organization and the people within it. Cheers! Frederick |
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