Lessons 1–4

1. The circle of trust is still a small circle and you’d better have one! You can have thousands of friends but the circle of trust is rarely found in the large group who “like” you. This is the Covey idea of circle of concern and circle of influence. Where we spend out time and with whom we spend our time. One of the key disciplines in this space is you must be constantly self-evaluating and correcting. This is not a process that stops – it’s ongoing.
2. The pyramid of performance is a real thing…still!
3. Profit is good but you had better pay much closer attention to the holistic equipping of people or they will dump you. It is no longer about work/life balance…it’s the whole thing or its nothing – except for the 60%!
4. People are looking for something soulish in all that they do…the marketplace is the perfect place for this search to find an answer. The employee has changed and is not going back to being a cog in the machine (even if they are a cog in the machine!). People and organizations have changed. Don’t fight it and don’t give into it…seek to understand how it is manifesting itself around you and be proactive in creating the best atmosphere possible in your “game”.