The Trichotomy of Control
Explore the trichotomy of control concept rooted in Stoicism to help you as a manager focus on internal goals and delegation. Understand how distinguishing what you fully control, partially control, or cannot control aids in reducing stress and improving team outcomes, allowing you to maintain personal tranquility while leading effectively.
We opened this chapter with our protagonist worrying about the status of important tasks, whether they could have done better in the previous week, and whether or not their team was going to have everything done by Monday.
Focus on things that we can affect
Epictetus, a famous Stoic, stated that: “Some things are up to us and some are not up to us.” Wit ...
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