Doing 'No' Better with Andy Cleff

Do you have a feeling that your team/system/organization is capable of much higher performance than you are currently experiencing?

Could the solution be as simple as learning to do “no” better!?

Listen in as Andy Cleff ponders:

The Problem With "Yes" Consequences of Status Quo Decisions vs Relationships Working with Trade-Offs The "No" Repertoire And building an action plan backlog for doing no better!

Links to Things Mentioned on the show

Making Work Visible: Exposing Time Theft to Optimize Work & Flow by Dominica DeGrandis Essentialism by Greg McKeown Focus is about saying no, Steve Jobs Path To Agility for achieving business outcomes and lasting change Real Flow: Break the Burnout Cycle and Unlock High Performance in the New World of Work by Brandi Olson The Resource Utilization Trap Henrik Kniberg Multiple WIP vs One Piece Flow Example Henrik Kniberg The Efficiency Paradox Niklas Modig There's A Meeting For That Ryan Ripley Leadership is Language David Marquet Redwork and Blue Work David Marquet Slack: Getting Past Burnout, Busywork, and the Myth of Total Efficiency by Tom DeMarco Beyond Budgeting by Bjarte Bogsnes How to Avoid Groupthink David Marquet A Scientific Guide to Saying “No”: How to Avoid Temptation and Distraction by James Clear Embracing Dissent Dissent Cards To Quote Hamlet T-shirt About the Agile Uprising

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