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This can answer these questions.

How much can I analyze the thoughts to my directs.

How can I understand why thoughts to my directs?

How can I understand why my directs do what they do?

What can I learn about my directs motivations that will help me?

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Mark, a lot of managers we know try to cycle analyze their directs.

It doesn't work, right?

I mean, yeah, a lot of us think we're actually good at it.

We're good at learning what makes them tick. In fact, when I was listening to your questions thing, it was like,

how much can I analyze my directs? You can't. How can I understand why my directs do what they do? You can't. What can I learn about my

directs motivations that will help me? Nothing. Like a really negative cast we've got going here. Yeah, most of us think we can figure our people out.

And then that will give us the keys to be able to motivate them, unlock their potential.

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