How do we get on "hot streaks"? We must first explore

This is why your team refuses to own their projects | 9 ideas for overcoming self-doubt | Use this framework to produce quality proposals Created for {EMAIL} | [{NAME}]( at [{NAME}]( [For more relevant content - Update Your Profile]( | [Web Version]( November 15, 2021 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( Innovative Ideas. Ahead of the Curve. [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [SHARE]( ADVERTISEMENT Leading Edge [] [This is why your team refuses to own their projects]( People don't take ownership of projects when they're not clear on the goals or are afraid of repercussions if they fail, writes Dan Rockwell. "When you punish responsible failure, you teach people that taking ownership isn't worth it," Rockwell writes. 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[Read more]( ADVERTISEMENT: [] Strategic Management [] [Use this framework to produce quality proposals]( Companies can improve their decision-making by running ideas through a written proposal process that quickly outlines the recommended action and offers supporting information, writes former Microsoft and Procter & Gamble executive Bob Herbold. Such a framework encourages strong thinking and robust debate and "helps the management know that a specific person is responsible for making sure the plan is implemented well and the results are achieved," Herbold writes. Full Story: [Bob Herbold's Gutsy Leadership Blog]( (11/8) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [When did we start talking in terms of risk?]( The idea of risk is ever-present in our modern world, but the Latin predecessor "resicum" only entered into Western use in the 12th century and mostly concerned shipping, insurance and other contractual matters. When the Italian scholars Niccolo Machiavelli and Francesco Guicciardin commented on power and politics centuries later, they used the language of fortune rather than "modern regimes of risk management that use probability and statistics to calculate the likely outcome of events," writes Karla Mallette of the University of Michigan. Full Story: [Psyche]( (11/2) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( The carbon capture solution Where we are, and where we want to expand. Learn about our plans to expand carbon capture and storage. [Sign Up Now](. ADVERTISEMENT: [] Smarter Communication [] [The need for good communication hasn't changed]( The early days of the pandemic showed the importance of strong leadership communication with employees, and that need hasn't abated, writes David Grossman, who offers five principles. 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Author Austin Kleon adds nine ideas of his own to this theory, including that "hot streaks" are not entirely in your control and that your most meaningful work isn't necessarily the work most highly rated by the masses. Full Story: [Bulletin/David Epstein]( (11/9), [Austin Kleon blog]( (11/11) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( The shift from net-zero to net-negative With many countries and companies announcing net-zero goals, Tej Gidda, Vice President and Global Lead for Future Energy at GHD, outlines how a "Supercharged Transition" can help shift those goals from net-zero to net-negative. [Learn more about why the future is NOW for energy](. 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