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Card #c1331IR // #c1331Synthesis

"In his initial twelve months, Wes proposed ten priority bills and signed all ten into law, each with bipartisan support."

— In our words · Source: Courage Can Save Us (Rye Barcott)

[Use when]

You're setting first-year priorities and the list keeps growing.

[Why it matters]

Moore kept a countdown clock of his term on his desk. A short, fixed list let him put full weight behind each item and finish all of them, which a long agenda wouldn't have allowed.

Filed under situations:When the team is looking to you to leadWhen you’re building the thing, not just planning it

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