Leverage Tools
What?
Leverage Tool:
Two Empty Hands
Strength
Versatility
Difficulty
2
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3
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3
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Used for
- The one who has nothing has nothing to lose
- The one who has nothing can gain a strong will to have
- Two empty hands give something to prove
Having nothing can be an advantage
Why?
It creates a will and to have and there is nothing to lose by trying
How?
Recognize when you have something to prove and nothing to lose
”I firmly believe that our destiny is determined by our actions, not our origins”
What?
Leverage Tool:
Create Compelling Spectacles
Strength
Versatility
Difficulty
2
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2
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2
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Used for
- Creating a lasting impression
- Projecting power
- Grabbing attentian
Striking imagery and symbolic gestures create an aura of power
Why?
People are drawn to the spectacular
How?
Stage spectacles for those around you.
“People love what is grand, spectacular, and larger than life.”
What?
Leverage Tool:
Never Outshine The Master
Strength
Versatility
Difficulty
2
/ 5
2
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1
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Used for
- Avoid powerful opposition from your superior
- Not getting into trouble
- Making your superior look good
Make your master appear more brilliant than they are
Why?
To avoid creating powerful enemies and possibly gain support from above
How?
Let your master get the glory. Gift your best work to your superior
“When you put yourself in front of the world and show off your talents, you naturally provoke all kinds of resentment.”
What?
Leverage Tool:
80/20 Analysis
Strength
Versatility
Difficulty
4
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4
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3
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Used for
- Analyze which 20% of inputs produce 80% of output or success
- Provides a more definitive conclusion as to the 20%
- The result of the analysis can often be trusted with high confidence
Perform an analysis of the 20% of inputs that produce 80% of outcomes
Why?
This analysis provides a more definitive idea of the strong causes
How?
Gather data of inputs and outputs and perform the analysis
“The 80/20 Principle suggests that we should think in terms of the largest and smallest, the most and least, the worst and best, the excellent and unsatisfactory. We should focus on the extremes.”
What?
Leverage Tool:
80/20 Thinking
Strength
Versatility
Difficulty
3
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5
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2
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Used for
- Hypothesize which 20% of inputs produce 80% of output or success
- Getting a quick idea of potential strong causes and effects
- Quickly producing a hypothesis that can be tested in practice
Hypothesize which inputs or actions may give 80% of results
Why?
Hypothesizing, with 80/20 thinking, is quicker and often right
How?
Think the situation through quickly and form a hypothesis
“80/20 Thinking is too valuable to be confined to causes where data and analysis are perfect. For every ounce of insight generated quantitatively, there must be many pounds of insight arrived at intuitively and impressionistically.”
What?
Leverage Tool:
Happiness Islands
Strength
Versatility
Difficulty
3
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2
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1
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Used for
- Maximizing personal happiness and satisfaction
- Simplifying life into the essentials for happiness
- Enhancing quality of life
Focus your energy on the places, times or activites where you are happiest
Why?
This will increase happiness and enjoyment in your life
How?
Identify the times, places and activites that make you happiest
“Happiness islands are the times when we are happiest, cut off by warm, gently lapping seas, from the worries and woes of the rest of our lives.”
What?
Leverage Tool:
The 80/20 Principle
Strength
Versatility
Difficulty
4
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5
/ 5
1
/ 5
Used for
- Do the 20% that give 80% of results, output or success
- Use 80/20 analysis to find the 20%
- Use 80/20 thinking to quickly guess and test what the 20% is
80% of results often come from 20% of efforts or causes
Why?
Focusing on those 20% helps allocate resources where they are needed
How?
Analyse which activities produce the majority of results and focus on those
“Things that matter most Must never be at the mercy of things that matter least.”