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high-quality finished products before they had been suffi-
ciently trained to do so (Dan was too busy with his own work
to train his staff), created a chaotic situation. The staff felt
overworked, confused, and angry. Dan’s approach was to
micromanage the staff and to work inhumanly hard himself
for months on end. Ultimately, his staff rebelled, and Dan
was demoted to a staff position.

Development Stretches for Sevens

STAY FOCUSED When you move quickly from idea to idea and
activity to activity, this can create an upsetting frenzy for those
around you, even if they find the ideas and activities stimulating.
Practice staying focused three times as long as you currently do,
and learn to tame your mind when it jumps around, bringing it
back to the original thought.

CREATE THE WORK PLAN AT THE RIGHT LEVEL OF DETAIL Sevens tend
to be good planners, but their plans tend to be at the big idea and
execution level, with many of the steps in between getting less
attention. In developing a collaborative work plan, make sure that
you describe all tasks, milestones, and deliverables along the way
in sufficient detail, and hold yourself and others accountable for
following through.

GET THINGS DONE IN ADVANCE Although Sevens will get most, if not
all, of their work done either on time or only a little late, they may
have to work long hours at the last minute (and require their
coworkers to do the same) in order to meet their commitments.
Remember that you tend to overcommit to interesting work, that
unexpected demands that need your attention will always arise, and
that not everyone (including you) can do his or her best work at the
zero hour. Make a commitment to get every piece of work for which
you are responsible completed three days before the deadline.