[Medium] The Importance of Being Able to Pivot
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Key Points Summary
Personal Background
The author grew up playing ice hockey in Montreal, highlighting the sport's fast-paced nature and the importance of pivoting between offensive and defensive plays.
Concept of Pivoting
Pivoting is essential in both hockey and life, allowing individuals to change course when necessary to achieve their goals.
Three Parts of Pivoting
- 1. Pre-pivot: Awareness and evaluation of the current situation while executing a plan.
- 2. Point-of-pivot: Quick decision-making based on gathered information to initiate a new course of action.
- 3. Post-pivot: Executing the new action while continuously assessing the situation for potential further pivots.
How this can be applied to other contexts in life
Personal Health
The author made a significant lifestyle change in January 2015, focusing on sustainable health rather than strict regimens, allowing for smaller pivots based on personal well-being.
Family Life
Successful long-term relationships require awareness of cues to engage or give space, acknowledge mistakes, and recognize when to adapt.
Business
Traditional project management can be inflexible; adopting agile methodologies allows for pivot moments that lead to better outcomes.
An Agile approach to projects allows for pivot moments.
Scrum and other agile approaches incorporate rigor into project execution by means of sprint reviews and daily stand-ups. When pivotal decisions are made, the final product is closer to meeting customer needs, which encourages more businesses to adopt an agile attitude into their corporate culture.
Moving Forward
What can we do moving forward?
Effective pivoting relies on self-awareness and openness to change. Learning from past experiences enhances the ability to predict when a pivot is needed.
Practice Makes Perfect: Regularly honing pivot skills can lead to improved decision-making and foresight, akin to a skilled chess player anticipating future moves.
The author encourages readers to listen to their instincts and practice pivoting in their lives for better outcomes.
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