You² By Price Pritchett

Description

Most of us see success as a slow climb: we work hard, stay focused, and make small changes until we reach our goal, which is usually 5%, 10%, or even 20%. Price Pritchett destroys the idea of “linear improvement” in You² and introduces the idea of the quantum leap: getting one hundred or even one thousand percent more by changing how you do things, using your most important resources, and moving quickly.

Pritchett, who has spent decades helping Fortune 500 businesses make huge changes, says that real breakthroughs don’t come from working more in the same areas. Instead, they come from finding the key leverage spots where small changes have the biggest effects. He gives a three-step plan:

Changing Your Mindset

You need to have a big vision before you can make a quantum leap. Pritchett shows how our own beliefs about resources, competitiveness, or our own constraints may hold us back. He tells readers to pose extreme questions like, “What if I could get twice as much done with half as much effort?” or “What market need isn’t being met right now?” He shows how reframing the problem prepares you for daring solutions by telling examples about a tiny business that doubled its earnings by changing its core competency and a software team that broke industry standards by coming up with new ways to work together.

Identification of Leverage

Some activities are better than others. Pritchett talks about the 80/20 Reinvention, which is going through your chores and finding the 20% that get you 80% of the results. Then, you should put more time and attention into those high-value tasks to make them even better. He also talks about how powerful it is to form strategic partnerships, like outsourcing or partnering, to get skills that are out of your grasp. You save energy and plant the seeds for exponential growth by focusing on a few “big swings” instead of a lot of little moves.

Execution at a high speed

Without quick, clear action, even the best plan will fail. Pritchett talks about the paradox that speed can lower risk: rapid tests show failures early, but sluggish rollouts make sunk costs worse. He gives specific ideas, such “no-regret deadlines,” time-boxed pilots, and real-time

feedback loops, to keep the momentum going. The book has exercises that help you write your own Quantum Leap Action Plan. This plan should include stretch goals, prioritized tasks, and weekly checkpoints to make sure you learn quickly and make changes quickly.

Even though it’s only about 100 pages long, You² packs a big punch. Its short, motivational writing and real-life success stories make it perfect for busy professionals, entrepreneurs, and anyone who feels like they’re stuck on a performance plateau. If you stop falling into the “more effort” trap and start using the quantum-leap paradigm, you’ll see that goals you once thought were impossible like doubling sales, changing your career path, or launching a product that changes the industry are now possible and within reach.

You² dares you to stop climbing small hills and instead shoot for a new level of success. It’s a chance to rethink what you think is achievable and then move quickly to make that idea a reality.

About the Author

Price Pritchett is a renowned management consultant, speaker, and bestselling author specializing in organizational change and performance acceleration. Over a thirty-year career, he has guided top executives through dramatic turnarounds and breakthrough initiatives. His other works include The Employee Handbook on Implementing Total Quality Management and The Productivity Breakthrough, both of which helped cement his reputation as a pioneer in change leadership.

Product Details

• Title: You²: A High Velocity Formula for Multiplying Your Personal Effectiveness in Quantum Leaps

• Author: Price Pritchett

• ISBN-13: 9780944002046

• Publisher: Pritchett & Associates

• Published: 1994 (Reprint edition)

• Pages: 96

• Binding: Paperpack