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LAUNCH BETA AND THEN ITERATE
One of the world's best known software companies has a fascinating way of doing things: they launch a fairly good yet unperfected product (a "beta" product) and then they start the iteration/improvement process to clean up the bugs. Each new version (2.0/3.0 etc) is better than the previous one and eventually they grow closer to getting it to a place called Flawless. Fascinating way of doing things.
This approach allows the organization to be an intense hub of product releases - and to often be the first to market while their competitors quietly toil away in obscurity, hoping to reach perfection before they offer their software to the world. And it gives the company a valuable psychological advantage because they are constantly bringing value to those who keep them in business.
Yes, I completely agree with the arguments saying "but why send less than perfect products out to customers?" etc. Offering your stakeholders nothing less than your absolute best is a great way to build a "durable competitive advantage", to use Warren Buffet's words. But playing with the idea behind the approach is definitely a valuable exercise for anyone interested in leadership and exceptionalism. So, let me ask you, where do you hold back from releasing to the world because you are waiting to reach perfection versus send out beta - and then iterate (and fix the bugs)? Is it a new service that you know would help your clients? Is it that book you've always wanted to write? Is it a project that you are certain would change the game for your business?
Maybe the answer is to model Nike's old tag line and JDI: Just Do It. Just get it out. Just launch it. Just shout it out from the mountaintop. And then, start the process of making it an eventual masterpiece.
P.S. It's still summertime! And one of the best moves you can make is to pull back from the noise and rethink the way you work and lead. I put my best leadership ideas into my new book "The Leader Who Had No Title". Click here to order it now.
A Powerful Idea for World-Class Organizations: Distributed Leadership
In many ways, the whole idea behind Leading Without a Title is the democratization of leadership. Yes, positions are important to the smooth running of any organization (whether that organization is a business or a community or a family). Having said that, the new model of leadership (leadership 2.0) is all about every single stakeholder showing leadership in the work they do. This is really all about distributed leadership. Every single person who works within a business, for example, owns the responsibility of showing leadership at their craft. Every single teammate is the CEO of their own small business unit called their job.
Leadership Quotes and Ideas
"Our minds can shape the way a thing will be because we act according to our expectations." - Federico Fellini
"Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction." - John F. Kennedy
"Say what you mean and mean what you say because those who mind don't matter and those who matter won't mind." - Dr. Seuss
"Be the Green Day of Human Resources, The David Beckham of Hamburger Flippers or Amelia Earhart of primary school teachers. Lead Without a Title." - Robin Sharma
5 FAST TIPS FOR ACCELERATED LEADERSHIP
Build out technology free spaces so you can get your best thinking done.
Do difficult things since those are the opportunities that build your capability.
Delete victims from your personal orbit as their mediocre thinking is an infection.
Get fit like a pro athlete.
Invest in improving your mindset, performance and leadership skills through seminars, audio programs and a relentless diet of excellent books. Learning is the antidote to change.
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The 73 Best Lessons I've Learned for Leadership Success in Business and Life By Robin Sharma, author of the international bestseller "The Leader Who Had No Title".
You can really Lead Without a Title.
Knowing what to do and not doing it is the same as not knowing what to do.
Give away what you most wish to receive.
The antidote to stagnation is innovation.
The conversations you are most resisting are the conversations you most need to be having.
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