Entropy

I have just picked up a book about Elon Musk. One of the phrases that immediately caught my eye was ‘A maniacal sense of urgency is our operating principle’.

One of the advantages of coaching ambitious high growth businesses is the ability to recognise patterns of best practices and one of the differentiators I notice is their attitude towards time and energy.

The very best have a similar sense of urgency and a bias for action, so when today I heard a successful entrepreneur say that the main role of the CEO was to ‘fight entropy’, it really resonated. Entropy is a natural state of loss of energy and degeneration. We rarely feel as pumped about the hundredth sale as we did the first one. One of the main roles of the leader is to counter that degeneration. To fight entropy.

So the questions for today are:

• What rituals are in place to celebrate your wins and praise the team?
• As a high achiever, you may start taking achievement for granted. How are you fighting that, as both an individual and as a team?
• What is your team’s victory dance?

If you need any help, reach out