Episode 69: How Great Leaders Build Teams That Don't Need Them with Ian Ng

what are some and i've heard you i've

heard you talk about that kind of scenario in later years so when you say this informed my thinking and my current job it does make a big deal

Did you always have? Go ahead.

Yeah, that is one of the, like I say, I think one of the root learnings that I got out of that place that I really have taken to heart.

And from the spirit of where that comes from, I'm always looking for simpler solutions and solutions that are, because look, personally, I love complex solutions and I love having things look really elegant and cool, but at the same time, they're not necessarily sustainable from a support standpoint, right? Once I'm no longer involved with it, it's got to be able to stand up to people who don't know what they're walking into.

So the idea of keeping things really simple and transferable is something that keeps popping up for me.

It's like, okay, And I have to check myself.

It's like, oh, this is a really cool solution.

But is this something that like, you know, someone in a non-technical department can pick up if they have to touch it?

You are a proud member of the Overthinker Club.

I don't think you have a sash like I do behind me, but I know that you and I have talked about that in the past, how both of us can do that.

What are some of the tips that you have for people if they're prone to overthinking to get out of that mode and make things simpler?

There are several things and it really depends on what the situation is.

If it's just for myself, sometimes I just have to ask myself the question, is this worth the time to do this? Underrated

question.

Yeah, it's like if you start actually...

Yeah, and you start actually saying, what is my time worth? And I live by the principle that the only real assets we have in life are our time and our attention.

Everything else is derivative of those two things.

I'd add energy to that, but

yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

So yeah, all I can really do is like, you know, be very careful about where do I spend my time and attention? And I can spin my wheels over the same problem over and over again.

And maybe that's fun.

Sometimes it's actually just I'm entertained by this and I do it.

what are some and i've heard you i've

heard you talk about that kind of scenario in later years so when you say this informed my thinking and my current job it does make a big deal

Did you always have? Go ahead.

Yeah, that is one of the, like I say, I think one of the root learnings that I got out of that place that I really have taken to heart.

And from the spirit of where that comes from, I'm always looking for simpler solutions and solutions that are, because look, personally, I love complex solutions and I love having things look really elegant and cool, but at the same time, they're not necessarily sustainable from a support standpoint, right? Once I'm no longer involved with it, it's got to be able to stand up to people who don't know what they're walking into.

So the idea of keeping things really simple and transferable is something that keeps popping up for me.

It's like, okay, And I have to check myself.

It's like, oh, this is a really cool solution.

But is this something that like, you know, someone in a non-technical department can pick up if they have to touch it?

You are a proud member of the Overthinker Club.

I don't think you have a sash like I do behind me, but I know that you and I have talked about that in the past, how both of us can do that.

What are some of the tips that you have for people if they're prone to overthinking to get out of that mode and make things simpler?

There are several things and it really depends on what the situation is.

If it's just for myself, sometimes I just have to ask myself the question, is this worth the time to do this? Underrated

question.

Yeah, it's like if you start actually...

Yeah, and you start actually saying, what is my time worth? And I live by the principle that the only real assets we have in life are our time and our attention.

Everything else is derivative of those two things.

I'd add energy to that, but

yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

So yeah, all I can really do is like, you know, be very careful about where do I spend my time and attention? And I can spin my wheels over the same problem over and over again.

And maybe that's fun.

Sometimes it's actually just I'm entertained by this and I do it.