268 51/49

This ratio is a key to success. Yet so very few follow it. The two main aspects of business /marriage /leadership etc. are Relationships and Task. Most businesses /people /organizations are usually either Relationship oriented or Task /rules /regulations oriented. And that’s fine… provided the ratio is close to 51 Task and 49 Relationship. Relationship oriented people always go the ‘extra mile’ and give everything away or forgive every error no matter what. Task oriented people install the extra rule or regulation, just to be sure. And that’s where it goes wrong. It’s not that your way is ‘wrong’. It isn’t! However Too much Relationship stuff and you eventually close shop. Too much Task stuff and you get extremely high turnover or outright rebellion (strikes, drugs, etc.). So, first determine which you are. Then deliberately ‘avoid’ being that way. And given your built-in bias, you move faster towards 51/49 and success. ————————– These are related: # 27 Responses – 29 Who’s in Charge? – 71 Nice – 86 Don’t be Yourself! – 96 Habits 160 Combination – 264 Charge & Pay