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When you want run at full speed, be like the cheetah with a steady head, not like the chicken with its head cut off.

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@Rainmaker1973

Sep 19, 2021

The science of a cheetah's speed and the extraordinary stability of its head when it runs full speed [source, full video: bit.ly/2o9YkGo]

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One of the most insightful things I get to see in my role, is the way successful people *truly* operate. Are the leaders loud? Forceful? Brash? Full of ego? Some of them. But many are like Cheetahs: Quiet, but an absolute killer. Let’s talk about the Cheetahs. 1/

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KC Oh

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Sep 19, 2021

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wow what a metaphor for leading and also a contrast to what often happens

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Indeed. Many leaders (and their teams) are like the Chicken. Few are like the Cheetah. What's more, the Chickens refuse to believe that the Cheetah can exist. Many of them are secretly proud of their Chicken status. They derive satisfaction from activity rather than impact.

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Apt metaphor considering chickens are actually really good at this stabilization. From Smarter Every Day 13!!! Years ago youtu.be/_dPlkFPowCc

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When you look closely, the target is actually fake prey. So maybe the cheetah realized that at some point. I like to think there's an OKRs metaphor somewhere in there🙂

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Sep 19, 2021

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Reminded me of HBR article about Cheetah Pause. Cheetah’s hunting skill is not due to its speed but due to their ability to cut speed at will In decisionmaking, quality thinking benefits from periods of thoughtful deceleration"

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Great metaphor for Speed + Focus. I am imagining a 2x2 with Speed/Focus, and it would be great to think-through how do you get to Speed (H) + Focus (H) stage from 1. Headless chickens (Speed-H, Focus-L) 2. Tortoise (Speed-L, Focus-H) 3. Goldfish (Speed-L, Focus-L)