Go Slow To Go Fast: Building Strong Foundations for Leadership
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Claim: building physical and mental foundations lets rapid leaders scale without burning out. Concrete moves: triathlon training plus daily meditation and scheduled worry replace frantic coding hours with recovery and presence. Tools used: coaching, a behavior-change app (CoachTaughtMe), delegated engineering practices. Outcomes: promoted twice within months, team triples from 20 to ~70 and stabilizes at a ~40‑engineer org, ships government digital services to millions, recovers from insomnia and completes an Olympic‑distance triathlon in just over three hours.
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chapters (17)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:15The cost of burnout
- 2:20Transition to public service
- 3:37Rising to leadership
- 7:44Recognizing mental health
- 10:30Triathlon and recovery
- 13:31Finding efficiency
- 15:45Athletic form and habits
- 17:52Embracing discomfort
- 19:47The gardener mindset
- 21:09Navigating the unknown
- 23:39Updating your toolkit
- 25:57The role of humility
- 27:45Developing presence
- 29:48Meditation and emotional control
- 32:34Managing blind spots
- 34:33The purpose of technology
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