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Sharyph's avatar

The most successful teams I've seen aren't necessarily the ones with the smartest people; they're the ones where the "Doers" are actually empowered to say no to the "Dreamers" when necessary to get things across the finish line.

Chris Tottman's avatar

Just an amazing book for me as a dreamer (creative/dyslexic) who's Co-Founds with incrementalists ✨

Jonas Braadbaart's avatar

Definitely resonates with what I've seen in my teams, thanks Chris!

Good input for an article on core drivers I'm writing at the moment

Chris Tottman's avatar

Hopefully I've got some brilliant stuff in my feeds for you as 100s of content in there. Use what you need 🌞

Durga's avatar

Good insights in concise form. Thanks Chris. Bought your book. Look forward to pickup few ideas.

Chris Tottman's avatar

Thanks for buying the Book. I hope it's valuable. Be mindful that someone cloned me yesterday so if someone masquerading as my adds a WhatsApp number in comments it's NOT me. Take care

Durga's avatar

Thanks Chris. I did receive a message with a WhatsApp number in comments.

Chris Tottman's avatar

He's a clone ! Don't engage

Alex Randall Kittredge's avatar

We live in a world of ideas. It takes the dedication and resolve of a do-er to turn ideas into action!

Chris Tottman's avatar

💯 Alex - thanks for sharing

Dr. Michael Meneghini's avatar

This framework makes team dynamics tangible, alignment, not brilliance, turns ideas into lasting impact

Chris Tottman's avatar

It's a brilliant book & Scott has some great YouTube videos to enjoy

Dennis Berry's avatar

Highlighting the Incrementalist as the unsung connector is especially sharp, they’re the glue that turns sparks into shipped outcomes.

Chris Tottman's avatar

💯 Dennis. Thanks for sharing your experience and wisdom ✅

Karen Spinner's avatar

This article suggests it’s best to find a co-founder who has the opposite approach (Dreamer + Doer, not Dreamer x 2) 🤔

Chris Tottman's avatar

I'm a dreamer and as a Co-Founder (I've several) it's intentional that I team up with incrementalists. Very intentional. A business thats me + another dreamer would be all over the place and unscalable 🤓

Dennis Hedenskog's avatar

This is a great piece, thanks for sharing this. In my experience, a complimentary founding team/executive team, has been important for success. However, even with the complimentary team, you often have 1 person with more pull, and it's important this person recognizes in themselves and is insightful enough to drawn on the complimentary strength of the team.

Chris Tottman's avatar

Brilliant points Dennis! Thanks for sharing your experience. Ps. Someone cloned me yesterday - I you get a comment that includes a WhatsApp number from someone with my name and photo it's NOT me. Please report them if you can. They'll get closed down. Thanks

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Jan 16
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Chris Tottman's avatar

Such an important Book for me. Has its own shelf in my office. Congratulations on the success and the strength you have running solo. All the best !

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Jan 18
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Chris Tottman's avatar

I dropped loads of Substacker tips in a note this week feel free to check them out ✨ An additional tip - as I'm publishing 3x per week for Founders and Operators every week more value piles up in my resources section - dropping several Founder Tools this morning for example. My subscribers are going to love them 🤓 feel free to check out my feeds and resources & use what you need ✅