ELEVEN SECRETS TO WIN
BIG® NUGGETS FROM THE CONVERSATION WITH BLAINE HURST
- Don't boil the ocean,
but start with a cup of tea
- Absolute habits get in
the way of big success. Challenge your norm
- Be open to ideas.
Listen to great ideas, crazy ideas. Then see how you can make 80% of the
idea work
- Leadership is creating
a true culture of dissatisfaction. Always feel “We aren't good enough”
- Start leadership
journey by unbounding the team. Take constraints off. No rules other than
achieving the mission
- There is smart failure
and dumb failure
- Everyone must commit
to the mission. Strategic projects fail when people operate from their
functional point of view
- For every project find
the fastest person to 80%
- Finding the right
person for a team comes from not reading resumes but understanding people
- Be nearly fearless. Always
keep an eye on the risks
- Run the race with joy!
It’s contagious
