06/05/2026
You get things done, that’s never been the question.
But somewhere in the drive to execute, something starts to slip. You move fast, you make decisions, you push toward the outcome. The people in the middle of it get a quick check-in if they're lucky or they get pencil whipped and you move on.
It feels efficient. And it can be, at least in the short term.
What you can’t always see is what it costs. People start to feel the difference between being valued and being used. They know when your regard for them is obligatory rather than genuine. They keep doing the work, but they stop bringing you everything they have.
Slowing down your pace with people isn't the opposite of getting things done. It's what makes the things you get done stick.
A conversation that takes ten minutes can unlock something that would have taken weeks to course-correct later. Checking in before you execute instead of after things go sideways is almost always the faster path.
Are you known for getting things done? Or are you known for valuing the people who get them done?
You can be both. That's the goal.
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If you're known for getting things done but losing people along the way, reach out. That's part of the work I do.