Let’s Play Catch! is Born
I am developing this website, product offerings, and ezine in the 90 Day Product Factory. My friends Michael Port and Mitch Meyerson created this program to help entrepreneurs work in a supportive and guided environment. I am one of the team leaders and like everyone in the Product Factory I am developing my own products. In April, I conducted a bonus call for the current and previous PF members. The call Let’s Play Catch!™ launched this endeavor. I am pleased to share that call with you. The 75-minute call was focussed on one of the principles for developing remarkable projects:
During that call I shared my big insight on coordinating well with others. Here’s a short summary:
Catchball™ is a game we play where the point of the game is continued play…each person catches the ball. The strategy for winning in that game depends on us developing our skill of throwing. We throw in a way that the other can catch. Think back on the times you’ve played catch. Whether it’s with an 8-year old in the yard or with a toddler sitting legs-spread on the floor, you can have a good game of Catch even when only one person has an advanced skill of delivering the ball.
The strategy of Catchball is the insight we bring to getting BIG things done with others. We can have successful accomplishment of work when one person — either the customer or the performer — takes responsibility for conducting conversations in a way that makes it easy for the other person to make requests and promises.
During our time together, I introduced the group to the five elements of a complete promise along with the five attributes of reliable promises. We explored approaches that will make you successful as you work with others along with a simple exercise you can do to develop your proficiency.
I am offering access to the bonus call as a way of saying, “Thank you,” for signing up for my mini-course. I hope you take advantage of the opportunity to take the course and to listen in on this session. You’ll find the download link in the welcome message for the mini-course. Use the subscribe now link in the upper left column to enroll.
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