This One Trick From a Google Exec Will Help You Avoid Failure
The best way to succeed is to plan not to fail
Everyone wants their plans to succeed, but only some of us plan for it. The number one mistake we usually make is that we tend to be over-optimistic in our planning. We think that things will work out, but in reality, unexpected events can derail our plans.
Throughout my career, I have searched for various ways to ensure that projects succeed. In time, I discovered that the best way to mitigate our optimistic bias is to run a pre-mortem that identifies all the hidden risks before they happen.
Pre-mortems are great in balancing our optimistic nature and leveling the playing field. The trick behind why they are so powerful is that they use one of our brain’s superpowers that has kept humanity alive for millennia.
We are hardwired to spot threats more easily than positive events.
In pre-historical times, this helped man avoid life-threatening dangers like tigers and other predators. In the modern world, it can save your project from failing. Let’s explore how.
What’s a pre-mortem?
You might be more familiar with the term post-mortem. Post-mortems take place…
