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Real growth doesn’t come from doing more—it comes from removing what creates drag.
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The Most Underrated Strategy Tool: 

The Stop Doing List

Every time I sit down with a leadership team to plan the next quarter, I see the same pattern: we default to adding more. More initiatives, more priorities, more “this should be easy” work that quietly drains our energy. 


Over time, that drag becomes invisible—but the impact is real. In this week's blog, I make the case for one of the most underrated strategy tools there is: the Stop Doing List.


Kevin

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