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21 results (expanded search) for "speed"
Digital & AI
Choosing the Model by Task
Don't default to the biggest model. Choose by: task depth, cost, privacy, speed.
Professional
2-Way vs 1-Way Door
Classify decision: reversible (2-way door) or not (1-way)? Required speed differs.
Administrative
Keyboard Shortcut Audit
Per daily-used tool: learn 5 shortcuts — minutes/day saved = hours/year.
Leadership
Decision Classification: Reversible?
Per decision: is it a two-way door (reversible) or one-way door?
Professional
Reversible Sort
Sort 10 upcoming decisions into reversible/irreversible columns and set their speed.
Professional
BLUF Writing
Every email/report starts with Bottom Line Up Front: conclusion in first line.
Administrative
"You Decide" List for New Hires
On day one, hand the new hire a list of 15 decisions they make alone without consulting you.
Administrative
2-Way Door vs 1-Way Door Sort
Two-way-door decisions move fast with no meetings; one-way-door demands scrutiny.
Social
Keep 3 Small Promises
Trust is built by small promises kept — start with 3 this week.
Administrative
Pre-Drafted Crisis Holding Statement
Before all facts are known, issue a ready holding statement within minutes saying "we know, we're acting" — not silence that invites speculation.
Leadership
Rapid Prototyping Mindset for Leaders
Before approving any big idea, ask: what's the cheapest, fastest version testable within a week, instead of waiting for a full plan taking months?
Leadership
Protecting an Innovation Team from Bureaucracy
As a leader, be the "shield" absorbing excessive approval requirements and reporting demands from a team that experiments and learns fast.
Parenting
Do Instead of Don't
Convert every "don't do" into "do" — the child's brain doesn't process negation easily.
Administrative
Identify & Exploit Bottleneck (TOC)
Every process chain is limited by slowest step — speeding others is waste.
Professional
Authentic Scarcity
Don't lie — state real scarcity in your time or offer.
Administrative
Compute Takt Time
Customer beat: if demand is 8 units in 8 hours, takt = 1 hour per unit.
Administrative
Onboarding Wiki
New hire week 1: one page with everything they need — not "ask so-and-so".
Administrative
New-Member Buddy System
Every new member gets a peer "buddy" (not their manager) for the first 30 days to ask any "silly" question.
Leadership
70% Information Decision Rule (Bezos)
Don't wait for 90% information; major decisions are made at 70% — beyond that is costly delay.
Parenting
Risk Talk Without Lecture
Talk to your teen about drugs, sex, reckless driving before the moment arrives — dialogue not lecture.
Digital & AI
AI as Research Assistant, Not Final Author
Use AI to expand research, summarize, surface angles — then YOU write the final text in your voice.