Eric Harry

The hardest part of learning to lead, is learning to lead yourself. #Leadership

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This is not a political position, just an example of where mental models can be helpful

An example of how mental models can help to avoid/mitigate unintended consequences. Applying #mentalmodel known as “Second Order Thinking” can improve decision making & readiness for downstream challenges. Recent tariffs threaten residential construction brookings.edu/articles/recen…

Fascinating scientificamerican.com/article/many-d…

Most founders don’t really need help with what they think they need. (technology, go-to-market, fundraising, etc) Instead it’s the unexpected stuff… Getting along (or parting ways) with a co-founder. Building and managing a board. Firing someone. Keeping your home-life intact. All the things no one talks about - but are just as critical to your success as everything else.

"While you can’t snap your fingers and become more talented, you can create your own talent. Consistency creates talent." A Tiny Thought worth reading in the @farnamstreet weekly newsletter. fs.blog/brain-food/feb…

In our culture—namely the U.S.—not to know is to be at fault socially.

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Who are some wonderful thoughtful fascinating funny folks we should invite onto We Can Do Hard Things?

Opportunity costs is a reality. The sooner you embrace this, the happier you will be.

@ericsharry Thanks for sharing, Eric. How is living with the tension going for you?

I am by nature, a truth seeker, which has an upside and a downside. Depending on the organization, it is either received as positive or negative deviance. My experience is often the latter. The Dichotomy Between Truth and Harmony, by @AdmiredLeaders admiredleadership.substack.com/p/dichotomy-be…

Avoid Email Urgency Bias, by @AdmiredLeaders admiredleadership.substack.com/p/avoid-email-…

Evaluate Short-Term Demands, by @AdmiredLeaders admiredleadership.substack.com/p/evaluate-sho… The art of living in two time dimensions.

“Before you can look at someone else, you gotta look at yourself in the mirror; because that’s how things get started.” —Michael Jordan @Jumpman23

I spend a good bit of my time learning about the human condition. I always find it so funny when I discover that I have been behaving like a human and some how believed I was outside of the human condition. #selfawareness #practice #process #life #messymiddle

Effective leaders delegate, but they do not delegate the one thing that will set the standards. They do it! #Leadership #delegate #change #trust

We can all get better at asking “truly curious questions that don’t have the hidden agenda of fixing, saving, advising, convincing, or correcting” & help to “facilitate the clear expression of another’s thought.” -Kate Murphy #listen

There really are no “hacks” when it comes to change. If you want to change your life, it will require grit, commitment, grace, community, and patience. One step, one moment, one day at a time. #transformation #grit #change #nohack