A Microsoft executive told his team to pause a release if the model wasn't performing right, no matter the schedule. Clarity over velocity means understanding your product before shipping it, even when it costs money and time.
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So the second quality is basically how important it is to have velocity not be basically a primary effort. So the way I term it is clarity over velocity, that you're always driving to get a clear understanding of what you're trying to do over doing it fast. So to give you an example, one of our executive leaders at Microsoft literally told a team, "If the model isn't doing what we want or isn't right, it doesn't matter that you're supposed to release it next week or next month or next year.
What do you do, call a timeout and say we need— You totally do. Come on, seriously.
Yeah, and you lose money for the company. Okay. Yes. It's a mindful leadership tactic not everyone can play.
This conversation is gonna go in a different direction than our producers think right now because as I said, we also have a podcast all about leadership and this is gonna be on it as well because I will tell you what you just described in my mind is about being a truly strategic leader.