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It’s Wednesday morning, February 19th. As I sip my morning coffee and scroll through my emails, I notice a message from Chris. He’s one of the key people in a Silicon Valley tech startup, Swizzy*.
A few months back, I helped Swizzy identify its mission and values. It’s a great company. It has an inspiring purpose. Incredibly gifted people run the business, plus — it’s well-positioned to make a dent in the world.
If Swizzy were a person, I’d want to hang out with it all the time. Everyone on the team is wildly funny and wickedly smart. They always work on exciting projects and make you feel like you are witnessing history being made.
So I click on the email eager to hear what’s happening in Swizzy’s world.
Chris starts off with a friendly intro and then cuts to the chase:
“We were super energized by the values we aligned on during our first workshop, but now we need more clarity on how to bring them to life. As we continue to evolve, we need to focus on HOW and WHEN we…
