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BE A SIMPLIFIER, NOT A COMPLICATOR
Make Precision Execution Seem Easy
Complexity is your enemy. Any fool can make something complicated. It is hard to make something simple.
—RICHARD BRANSON
In our lavishly linked world, with immediate access to an array of information and opinions, it’s tempting to overengineer processes, overperform, or overexplain. Do you provide superfluous jargon-laden details to convince others of your unique qualifications to deal with incredibly complex situations? Rather than coming across as supersmart, you may be experienced as alienating and exhausting. As Leonardo da Vinci said, “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” ...
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