Strip your kit!

Colleagues,

As we get older, our packs need to get lighter. 
 
On our hike last week, Pam and I ditched a lot of gear and stripped our kits (the term for what you take in your pack) down to the essentials.
 
At multiple points during the hike, we evaluated our kits.

• Did we have what we needed?
• What were we not using?
• What would be needed on a longer hike?
• How did the load feel?

 
The distance we traveled was progress monitoring, which leaders are usually decent at.
 
However, evaluating how our kits were working out is process monitoring. Process monitoring helps us evaluate our systems. This is something leaders often miss. 
 
Reflect:

1. What is not working for your leadership or your organization?
2. What are the structures, routines, and systems responsible?
3. Instead of trying harder, can you change what you are doing, or how you are doing it?

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Cheers!
 
Frederick