Kyle Steinike

Sunflowers always face the sun, right? Similarly, individuals are always trying to guess the CEO’s or the most senior person’s point of view. Accordingly, you have to take active steps to overcome people’s reluctance to stick their necks out if the CEO has a particular perspective on a decision. You need to reward executives for bringing up... See more

Don’t assume a lack of discussion equals agreement.

“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.”

When your primary goal is to be liked, you can’t take risks. You can’t disagree. You can’t push boundaries. You become a prisoner of other people’s expectations.

One of the easiest ways to increase your value to an organization is to reduce the friction required to get you to do your job.