{"id":1351,"date":"2014-03-09T13:34:49","date_gmt":"2014-03-09T17:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/markkirkwood.com\/?p=1351"},"modified":"2014-03-09T13:45:59","modified_gmt":"2014-03-09T17:45:59","slug":"genius-of-the-and","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.markkirkwood.com\/?p=1351","title":{"rendered":"Genius of the AND"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Genius of the AND<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>First, leaders of endurung great companies are comfortable with paradox i.e., having the ability to embrace two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time. Second, they don\u2019t oppress themselves with the \u201cTyranny of the OR\u201d e.g., to believe that things must be either A OR B, but not both. The best leaders liberate themselves with the Genius of the AND\u2014the ability to embrace both extremes of a number of dimensions at the same time. In the words of F. Scott Fitzgerald, \u201cThe test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Some Genius of the AND examples:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Disciplined <em>And<\/em> Creative<br \/>\nEmpirical validation <em>And<\/em> Bold moves<br \/>\nPrudence <em>And<\/em> BHAGs (Big Harry Audacious Goals)<br \/>\nParanoid <em>And<\/em> Courageous<br \/>\nFerociously ambitious <em>And<\/em> Not egocentric<br \/>\nSevere performance standards, no excuses <em>And<\/em> Never going too far, able to hold back<br \/>\nOn a 20 Mile March <em>And<\/em> Fire bullets, then cannonballs<br \/>\nThreshold innovation <em>And<\/em> One fad behind<br \/>\nCannot predict the future <em>And<\/em> Prepred for what they cannot predict<br \/>\nGo slow when they can <em>And<\/em> Go fast when they must<br \/>\nDisciplined thought <em>And<\/em> Decisive action<br \/>\n<em>Zoom out And Zoom in<\/em><br \/>\nAdhering to a SMaC recipe <em>And<\/em> Amending a SMaC recipe (Specific, Methodical, Consistent)<br \/>\nConsistency <em>And<\/em> Change<br \/>\nNever count on luck <em>And<\/em> Get a high ROL when luck comes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Genius of the AND First, leaders of endurung great companies are comfortable with paradox i.e., having the ability to embrace two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time. 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