Leaders Don't Hide Behind Data - 6 views
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shared by Martin Leicht on 14 Nov 19
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Martin Leicht on 14 Nov 19Staying busy is not the same as being productive.
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A/B testing is a trap because it insulates us from A/J testing. A/B testing is an asymptotic stroll toward a local maximum.
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And busyness is a trap because it allows us to believe that we’ve actually created value.
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What you’re not doing is inspiring your team to level up. What you’re not doing is inventing a new game. Instead, you’re playing someone else’s game.
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Creating a mechanics, dynamics, & aesthetics (game) comes with risk(s). And one can understand why we stick to creating value and management.
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There are two traps
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First, it’s easier than ever to do A/B testing
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Second, it’s easier to stay busy.
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Leadership is the art of doing things you’re not sure of, and doing them with enrollment instead of authority.
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On the other hand, leadership is voluntary. Those who follow you must be enrolled in your journey and persuaded to follow (and contribute to) your vision.
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Digital charisma doesn’t feel like management, and it requires alternative channels. Human channels. Channels that involve actually showing up, not hiding behind a system.
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how can you possibly listen back?
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We can learn quite a bit from how the modern cultural leaders of Instagram and Facebook use their platform, despite so many of their habits we’d prefer to avoid.
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Through FB and IG modern cultural leaders affect change because they have "chosen" to do so. Not because anyone game them the authority. They chose to tell a different story.
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