To: The Great leaders Who Have a Passion for Continuous Learning<\/p>\n
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Walt Whitman, 19th century American poet, wrote: \u201cSimplicity is the glory of expression.\u201d In their book, Made to Stick, Chip Heath and Dan Heath write about simplicity, one of the six characteristics that they suggest are critical to highly effective, memorable and \u201csticky\u201d communications. They cite the Army\u2019s Commander\u2019s Intent (CI) as a powerful example of simplicity.<\/p>\n
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Colonel Tom Kolditz, former Head of the United States Military Academy\u2019s Behavior Sciences Division at West Point, is quoted: \u201cNo plan survives contact with the enemy\u2026. You may start off trying to fight your plan, but the enemy gets a vote.\u201d So it is with any planning \u2013 professional or personal \u2013 someone or something else will always have a vote. Looking for something better, in the early 1980s the Army introduced the concept of Commander\u2019s Intent.<\/p>\n
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\u201cCommander\u2019s Intent,\u201d write the authors, \u201cmanages to align the behaviors of soldiers at all levels without requiring play-by-play instructions from their leaders.\u201d The power of Commander\u2019s Intent is captured in Kolditz\u2019s words: \u201cYou can lose the ability to execute the original plan, but you never lose the responsibility of executing the intent.\u201d What magnificent simplicity! Up and down the line, everyone gets the message \u2013 the \u201cwhat\u201d. When everyone gets the \u201cwhat,\u201d the \u201chow\u2019s\u201d (i.e. the way the \u2018what\u2019 gets done) will be better aligned.<\/p>\n
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\u201cSimplicity, clarity, singleness: These are the attributes that give our lives power and vividness and joy as they are also the marks of great art\u201d writes John Holloway, Scottish writer. Fill your life with these attributes that your life\u2019s purpose is clearly visible in all that you do, in all that you are. You will be certain that what you do, say and who you are will be memorable, will be ‘sticky.’ Enjoy the magnificence and beauty of the journey\u2026 and have fun doing it.<\/p>\n
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Have a beautiful day and an incredible week!!!<\/p>\n
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Mike<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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