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Why is the “20 MILE MARCH” key to consistent performance?

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The following self help and motivational insight has been adopted from Jim Collins’s book Great by Choice..

“If you want to achieve consistent performance, you need both parts of a 20 Mile March: a lower bound and an upper bound, a hurdle that you jump over and a ceiling that you will not rise above, the ambition to achieve and the self-control to hold back.  ”

Adopted from Jim Collins’s book Great by Choice

Having the discipline to remain within the bounds of the 20 mile march is what differentiates consistent performers from others.

As a LEADER are you AFRAID to GIVE UP CONTROL to OTHERS?This is how Great Leaders deal with this..

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Adopted from the following great insight shared by Jim Collins from the book Great by Choice

“10Xers embrace a paradox of control and non-control. On the one hand, 10Xers understand that they face continuous uncertainty and that they cannot control, and cannot accurately predict, significant aspects of the world around them. On the other hand, 10Xers reject the idea that forces outside their control or chance events will determine their results; they accept full responsibility for their own fate. 10Xers then bring this idea to life by a triad of core behaviors: fanatic discipline, empirical creativity, and productive paranoia. Animating these three core behaviors is a central motivating force, Level 5 ambition.”

As a LEADER do you have an AUDACIOUS GOAL in sight?Learn how great companies approach such targets..

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“Fire Bullets then Cannonball” is an approach adopted by high performing 10X organizations to validate scale up options , as mentioned by Jim Collins in his book Great by Choice..

A bullet is a low-cost, low-risk, and low-distraction experiment that helps to empirically validate what works (and what doesn’t). Based on the outcomes of that, 10X companies will then fire a cannonball, investing larger resources to enable disproportionate returns from concentrated bets.

Do you ASPIRE to be a GREAT LEADER?Learn from the qualities of the great 10X leaders..

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Adopted from the following great insight shared by Jim Collins from the book Great by Choice

“10Xers embrace a paradox of control and non-control. On the one hand, 10Xers understand that they face continuous uncertainty and that they cannot control, and cannot accurately predict, significant aspects of the world around them. On the other hand, 10Xers reject the idea that forces outside their control or chance events will determine their results; they accept full responsibility for their own fate. 10Xers then bring this idea to life by a triad of core behaviors: fanatic discipline, empirical creativity, and productive paranoia. Animating these three core behaviors is a central motivating force, Level 5 ambition.”

Are the BEST LEADERS in a TURBULENT WORLD truly RISK SEEKING VISIONARIES?This insight is fascinating ..

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Adopted from the following great insight shared by Jim Collins from the book Great by Choice

“Entrenched myth: Successful leaders in a turbulent world are bold, risk-seeking visionaries. Contrary finding: The best leaders we studied did not have a visionary ability to predict the future. They observed what worked, figured out why it worked, and built upon proven foundations. They were not more risk taking, more bold, more visionary, and more creative than the comparisons. They were more disciplined, more empirical, and more paranoid.”

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Great leaders gleefully embrace DISRUPTION, this explains..

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Adopted from the following great insight shared by Jim Collins from the book Great by Choice

“10Xers distinguish themselves by an ability to recognize defining moments that call for disrupting their plans, changing the focus of their intensity, and/or rearranging their agenda, because of opportunity or peril, or both.”

This is why CHAMPIONS adhere to the “20 Mile March” philosophy..

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Adopted from the following great insight shared by Jim Collins from the book Great by Choice

“WHY 20 MILE MARCHERS WIN 20 Mile Marching helps turn the odds in your favor for three reasons: 1. It builds confidence in your ability to perform well in adverse circumstances. 2. It reduces the likelihood of catastrophe when you’re hit by turbulent disruption. 3. It helps you exert self-control in an out-of-control environment.”

Gauging the SPEED to move at in a FAST moving WORLD , is an ART

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Adopted from the following great insight shared by Jim Collins from the book Great by Choice

“The idea that leading in a “fast world” always requires “fast decisions” and “fast action”—and that we should embrace an overall ethos of “Fast! Fast! Fast!”—is a good way to get killed. 10X leaders figure out when to go fast, and when not to.”

This is how CONSISTENT performance results from a disciplined 20 Mile March

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Adopted from the following great insight shared by Jim Collins from the book Great by Choice

“If you want to achieve consistent performance, you need both parts of a 20 Mile March: a lower bound and an upper bound, a hurdle that you jump over and a ceiling that you will not rise above, the ambition to achieve and the self-control to hold back. “

This is why APPLE is so consistent over a period of time..

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Adopted from the following great insight shared by Jim Collins from the book Great by Choice

“The difficult task is to marry relentless discipline with creativity, neither letting discipline inhibit creativity nor letting creativity erode discipline.”