Balance your issues list: scale what's working, not just fix problems

Executive overview

Most leadership teams fill their issues list with problems — things broken, stuck, or unwanted. This crowds out time spent scaling what already works. The fix is simple: rebalance the issues list to include growth opportunities alongside problems.

Stop optimising only for what's broken; actively scale what's already working.

The imbalance on issues lists

  • Teams default to fixing broken things, not scaling successes
  • Constant problem focus becomes neurotic — heads buried in what's not working
  • No attention left for identifying what is working and growing it
  • Companies that focus on growth opportunities are the ones "humming"

The shift to make

  • Graduate away from a problem-only issues list
  • Add scaling opportunities: what's working that can be pushed further?
  • Balance between fixing problems and amplifying strengths

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