The Jasmine Star Show Make Better Decisions Faster
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Dec 9, 2025 
Join Dr. Alan Barnard, a Theory of Constraints expert and founder of Harmony Apps, as he unlocks the mental barriers limiting entrepreneurs. He shares transformative insights, like how the belief 'that's not possible' stifles potential and offers powerful questions to inspire teams. Hear a gripping story about coal miners defying odds and learn the crucial difference between good and great entrepreneurs. Dr. Barnard advocates for reframing impossibilities and making decisions faster, emphasizing treating outcomes as experiments and focusing on impactful goals.
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From Keynote To Crisis Intervention
- Alan Barnard walked into a coal-mining crisis where the team feared mass layoffs if targets weren't met.
- He dropped his slide deck and focused on diagnosing the real problem to lift the team's energy.
Ask Two Questions To Align Teams
- Ask your team two questions: what's the pain if we fail and what's the gain if we succeed.
- Use these to make the problem personal and lift collective energy toward a shared goal.
Kill Low-Impact Work First
- List every initiative consuming your team's attention and budget and quantify each item's direct contribution to the main goal.
- Stop or freeze initiatives that don't materially move the needle to free capacity.
