In Atomic Habits, James Clear describes how the British cycling team went from decades of mediocrity to Olympic dominance—thanks to the 1 percent principle. In 2003, when Dave Brailsford became the team’s performance director, the team hadn’t won an Olympic medal since 1908. His strategy, the “aggregation
I learned how impactful clear impact metrics can be while working as an administrator at a large private university. Two external entities—their accrediting body and U.S. News & World Report rankings—exerted their influence to push universities toward measurable outcomes. The accrediting body shifted from counting inputs (like
Why layered solutions and clear goals matter more than silver bullets There’s something irresistible about a single, elegant solution to a big, messy problem. Back in the early 1990s, Todd and I were drawn to the idea that group-based microcredit could be the solution to poverty. The premise was