In this episode, Scott Becker discusses the importance of recognizing and valuing the people in our lives who consistently give 90% effort.
Chapter 1: Who is Scott Becker and what is the focus of this episode?
This is Scott Becker with the Becker Private Equity and Business Podcast. Today's discussion is learn to love your 90 percenters. So that's the title. Learn to love your 90 percenters. So here's what I find. In every walk of life, there are people that are doing a very good job. They're doing a very good job. And you have a choice with those people.
Chapter 2: Why should we appreciate the 90 percenters in our lives?
Do you appreciate the heck out of them for what they're doing that's 90, 90% great? Or do you focus on that 7% to 10% that you'd like to be done somewhat differently? And my belief is that you almost always are going to focus on 98% and that 90 to 93% that's going great and just appreciate and love those people and be grateful and thankful, even if imperfect and not always perfect.
Chapter 3: What are the risks of focusing on the small imperfections in others?
And if you make the mistake of focusing on the 7 to 10% that's not going well, then you often discourage and disenfranchise those great people that are largely doing what the organization and institution wants you to do. If you have a friend that's 90% a great friend, they're probably a great friend.
Chapter 4: How can we apply the 90 percenter mindset to friendships and work relationships?
You don't get too mad at them that they missed dinner with you six months ago for something or they made plans with other people, they did this or that. You better love the friend. And it's the same thing with the people you work with. You better love the 90%ers, the 93%ers. Life's too short to not appreciate the heck out of those people that are doing overall great, great stuff.
And it doesn't mean that you can't teach or talk about the 7% to 10%. You can, especially if you've got great people and they can excel and be the total leaders of the organization wherever they are or just get better themselves. You can't talk about that other percentage, but you better be careful about how you do so.
And you better do it in the context of appreciating all the great stuff that they do. And it's not the artificiality of the sandwich approach, something nice on the front end, something negative in the middle, and then nice in the back end. You know, I've been through discussions with people with the method of coaching or teaching, and I'm not a fan of it. It's more that you better overall.
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