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Why Your Overabundance of Rules Might Be Holding Your Team Back

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The tragic 1949 Mann Gulch fire offers a chilling lesson for every leader. 🔥 A team of highly trained smokejumpers, equipped with over 40 rules, tragically perished not from the fire itself, but from an inability to adapt when those rules became obsolete.

Organizational psychologist Karl E. Weick's analysis reveals the danger of drowning in your own rulebook. This story powerfully illustrates a key point from my book, The Culture System: the critical difference between having vital standards and a paralyzing list of rules.

Instead of a sprawling rulebook, empower your team with 3-5 core standards that act as a compass, not an anchor. Think "Full Effort" or "Talk and Touch" – foundational values that guide action without stifling adaptability.

What are your team's core standards? Let me know below! 👇 #LeadershipLessons #TeamCulture #MannGulch #OrganizationalPsychology #TheCultureSystem

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The tragic 1949 Mann Gulch fire offers a chilling lesson for every leader. 🔥 A team of highly trained smokejumpers, equipped with over 40 rules, tragically perished not from the fire itself, but from an inability to adapt when those rules became obsolete.

Organizational psychologist Karl E. Weick's analysis reveals the danger of drowning in your own rulebook. This story powerfully illustrates a key point from my book, The Culture System: the critical difference between having vital standards and a paralyzing list of rules.

Instead of a sprawling rulebook, empower your team with 3-5 core standards that act as a compass, not an anchor. Think "Full Effort" or "Talk and Touch" – foundational values that guide action without stifling adaptability.

What are your team's core standards? Let me know below! 👇 #LeadershipLessons #TeamCulture #MannGulch #OrganizationalPsychology #TheCultureSystem

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