No Sacred Cows Allowed

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Every now and again, I see people who approach their work in different, game-changing ways that are crucial to their ongoing success…

One man I worked with recently, who I really appreciate, would always ask really probing questions. But the questions would often not be around the things that weren’t working, but the things that had been working *brilliantly* for a long time.

It would offend some people who worked around him; they wanted him to “Go solve problems, we’re doing fine.” And, when I asked him why he’d poke around in solid places where good things were happening, he said, “They say success breeds complacency—we need to keep our edge.”

For him, the day you or your leaders stop asking questions about the things that *are* working is the day you start sliding backward.

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The ultra successful rarely "set it and forget it." They revisit. They ask questions…and they put themselves in a position to do it repeatedly. No sacred cows allowed.

When I work with executives who've plateaued, I often find a similar pattern: they've stopped examining the machinery when it appears to be running smoothly.

They've developed blind spots precisely where they feel most confident.

This is a read that will keep you looking at the things most overlook, and challenge you to think differently about the things around you that you’re likely pretty proud of.