Leader Fables

36: Principles in Practice


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In this episode, Jacob and Casey discuss the importance of working on your own work by developing principles and practices that can help you get ahead of potential work obstacles and improve your own output individually and as a team leader. Jacob shares key takeaways and reflections from one of his favorite recent reads – Ray Dalio’s book “Principles”. Jacob discusses how the book has become a great reference and motivated him to formulate many of his own principles based on truths he has discovered over his career and experience.

The two spend time discussing and brainstorming on some of Jacob’s most important principles with themes like:

  • No surprises
  • Being calm in crisis
  • The Peak-End Rule
  • Speaking candidly and in-person
  • Gaining trust by being transparent
  • Simple and complex systems
  • Empowering small teams
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    Ray Dalio's Book "Principles"

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