DOING THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS ALWAYS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING

 

Back in 2005, Noah Kagan (employee #30 at Facebook) was concerned that Facebook wasn't making enough money & wanted to share his ideas with Mark Zuckerberg. Mark heard him but pushed back. On a whiteboard he wrote the word, “GROWTH.” He proclaimed he would not entertain ANY idea unless it helped Facebook grow by total number of “users.”
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Mark's response helped Noah channelize his thinking around one metric that mattered the most- 'User growth'

It reinforces that focus is singular, a philosophy that is popularly endorsed by Peter Thiel (co-founder of PayPal). Thiel's 'One Thing' philosophy built a culture that led employees to think about not 3 or 4 but just '1 most important priority'.

It was based on the premise that if you allow yourself to have more than one focus, you’ve already blinked. You’ve determined that mediocrity is an acceptable outcome.(https://bit.ly/2JquDzw)

'One-thing' thinking becomes even more important in today's times when we are spoilt for choices, where we have become content consumption machines (blame social media or our habits) which gives us fair share of ideas but also comes at a cost of distraction.

What strategies do you use to focus on your highest priorities ?

#focusonwhatmatters #leadership

My LinkedIn Post:

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/anujmagazine_focusonwhatmatters-leadership-activity-6813646347288363008-gigw/