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Expertise is knowing what to do. Professionalism is accepting that you can still forget. That is the weekend thought behind Atul Gawande’s…
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Expertise is knowing what to do.
Professionalism is accepting that you can still forget.
That is the weekend thought behind Atul Gawande’s The Checklist Manifesto.
A checklist sounds almost insultingly simple. Yet its purpose is not to replace expertise. It protects our attention when work becomes busy, familiar or unexpectedly complex.
The best checklists do not document every possible action. They create a deliberate pause around the few steps that matter most:
- Confirm the context
- Check the critical dependency
- Name the person making the final decision
- Verify the result before closing
That principle travels surprisingly well—from surgery and aviation to projects, cybersecurity and everyday management.
Good governance should work the same way. It should not bury capable people in procedure. It should make critical moments visible while leaving room for professional judgement.
Where would a checklist help you more: before starting, or before declaring the work finished?
#Leadership #BetterWork #Governance
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