The High Five! Episode 41 - Forced efficiency is not a strategy
The Huddle
Brett kicks things off with a (minor!) fender bender and a Lady Gaga-fueled beef with Greg about new music. Then we get into the real talk: Everyone’s in a rough spot—burned out, overworked, and just trying to keep up.
The Review
Forced efficiency: the myth of cutting your way to greatness
Brett breaks down what happens when leaders slash people, processes, and budgets—without a real plan—and still expect things to keep running magically. Inspired by Musk-level mayhem and personal experience, this conversation explores how panic is often disguised as "efficiency."
Here’s the truth: You can’t cut your way to greatness. Real efficiency isn’t about trimming fat—it’s about building muscle memory.
Spoiler: It’s not pizza or “thoughts and prayers.” It’s presence, purpose, and follow-through.
Also on Same Page this week:
The Ask
Join us for our first-ever live event: The Huddle
🗓 Wednesday, April 9, 2025
🕧 12:30–1:00pm ET
🎯 30 minutes of insights, conversation, resource sharing, a few laughs, and a high five to close.
The Hit List
What we’re reading, writing, watching, and listening to this week:
Reading
- 'Heat' and 'Top Gun' Actor Val Kilmer Dead: Michael Mann, Francis Ford Coppola, and More Pay Tribute
- How Well-Meaning Systems Stifle Business Growth
Listening
- Romance by Fontaines D.C.
- Forever is a feeling by Lucy Dacus
Writing
Watching
The High Five
To those who are going through it, we see you going to work and dealing with chaos.