This resonates strongly. I've also found that clarity and trust are indeed the true accelerators, not more layers of process. It’s remarkable how quickly simplicity and autonomy fade when we respond to complexity by adding rules rather than removing scope. Your 'rule scar tissue' metaphor captures exactly what I've felt in my own journey, rules built on past fears rarely serve future creativity.
At 'AI For Humanity', I explore a similar path: cultivating environments where intrinsic motivation and trust compound over time, and where autonomy isn’t just allowed, but genuinely encouraged. I'm curious, how have you found teams best resist the temptation to revert back to process when faced with complexity or setbacks?
Thanks for sharing this, it's given me fresh clarity and reinforced my belief in gardener-style leadership.
Thanks for the kind words! I really like gardener style leadership, even though I'm not much of a gardener when it comes to actual plants 😄
When it comes to resisting falling back to process- I think it is a behavior that the leader can model. If my message is consistently "we are all adults here, we can make it work without handcuffing yourselves" then the team follows
This resonates strongly. I've also found that clarity and trust are indeed the true accelerators, not more layers of process. It’s remarkable how quickly simplicity and autonomy fade when we respond to complexity by adding rules rather than removing scope. Your 'rule scar tissue' metaphor captures exactly what I've felt in my own journey, rules built on past fears rarely serve future creativity.
At 'AI For Humanity', I explore a similar path: cultivating environments where intrinsic motivation and trust compound over time, and where autonomy isn’t just allowed, but genuinely encouraged. I'm curious, how have you found teams best resist the temptation to revert back to process when faced with complexity or setbacks?
Thanks for sharing this, it's given me fresh clarity and reinforced my belief in gardener-style leadership.
Thanks for the kind words! I really like gardener style leadership, even though I'm not much of a gardener when it comes to actual plants 😄
When it comes to resisting falling back to process- I think it is a behavior that the leader can model. If my message is consistently "we are all adults here, we can make it work without handcuffing yourselves" then the team follows
I am myself not much of a real gradner also 😊
Chasing clarity, not control, is how teams stay light and fast.