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Roshan recreates the IKEA effect in his own workplace — and shows why people only fight for plans they helped create.
Leaders emerge from closed-door offsites with a flawless, beautifully bound blueprint. The team nods politely — and the blueprint dies in a drawer. Why? Because human beings are wired to support what they help create.
Read the full article: Stop handing your team a fully baked cake · Try the ritual: Crack the Egg
An earlier version of this piece was first published on LinkedIn.
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Perfect strategies die in drawers because people only fight for what they helped create. Leave room for your team to crack the egg.