7. Anticipation
- Robert Machin
- Jun 28
- 1 min read
In high-stakes environments, surprises are rarely unavoidable.
They’re usually unprepared for.
The strongest teams I’ve worked with operate differently.
They assume:
every assumption will be tested
every weakness will be exposed
every claim will be questioned
So they prepare accordingly.
They map the questions before they’re asked.
They rehearse the objections before they’re raised.
They refine their answers until they’re instinctive.
By the time they walk into the room, there’s no scrambling.
Just execution.
The teams that perform best aren’t surprised. They’ve already done the thinking.
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