007 - Dwight D. Eisenhower - The General Who Never Wasted A Move

Show NotesThe General Who Never Wasted a Move The Ready Set Podcast | Episode 007In this episode, we look at Critical Path Thinking through the lens of one of history's most underrated leaders — Dwight D. Eisenhower — and what his approach to planning the most complex military operation in history can teach us about leading with focus and intention today.What we cover:Why most teams aren't failing because of effort — they're failing because of misdirected effortHow Eisenhower identified the two constraints that made everything else secondary in planning D-DayWhy the calm was the capability — and what that means for how you show up as a leaderThe difference between urgency and importance, and why confusing the two keeps teams stuckThe two letters Eisenhower wrote before D-Day — and what they reveal about ownership and accountabilityHow to actually develop Critical Path Thinking as a daily leadership practiceThree things to try this week:Before your next complex problem, slow down and map the dependencies before you start solvingAsk yourself: if we delayed this by a week, what would actually break?After your next project wraps, ask what actually moved the outcome — not what consumed the most timeThe Ready Set is a behavioral leadership model built on 15+ years of observational data. New content drops weekly on Substack.Subscribe: thereadyset.substack.com Get full access to The Ready Set at thereadyset.substack.com/subscribe