Abdullah

And above all, you have to curb your bad habits. The greatest skill you can develop to achieve success is self-control. Staying focused, just like any other skill, is a muscle that can be improved with exercise.

So my corollary has always been “doing the right things is more important than doing things right.” Sounds simple but in practice I promise you most organization fall into the latter trap.

So many CEO’s just carry on being … CEO’s → fund raise, get media attention, attend conferences, hire staff, “set direction”, whatever. But this leads to organizational drift because staff will continue to produce “work.”