Being right is only half the battle
summary
Three concrete tactics for getting things done: read minds by asking clarifying questions, using playback and nailing down blur words (e g define “end of day” or “ASAP”); set direction with an even over statement so people make the trade‑offs you want (example: value fixing old bugs even over shipping new features); and socialize early, huddle before the big meeting, document decisions (use Dropbox Paper or similar) so plans land and work without micromanagement.
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chapters (24)
- 0:00Intro
- 1:20Dealing with people
- 2:18Tommy Lee Jones
- 4:25Three superpowers
- 5:10How to read minds
- 5:28Ask questions
- 7:36Playback question
- 8:54Ask the question
- 10:17How happy are you
- 11:21Ask good questions
- 12:17Another superpower
- 13:58Even over
- 14:23Long term
- 15:24Write it down
- 16:20Weather ICS
- 17:30Advantages of being explicit
- 17:52Double win
- 18:09Big meetings
- 18:36Socialize
- 19:47Build the audience
- 22:32Document
- 23:48Politics
- 24:54huddle
- 25:38summary
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