Coaching practices for The Hedgehog Concept During Conflict
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Does this sound like the set of challenges you might be facing?
- I keep waiting for one clean lightning-bolt answer about my purpose before I’ll commit to anything, and it never comes
- The same fight with this person spirals every single time
- I finally know what I should be focused on, but good opportunities keep landing in my lap and I say yes to all of them
- I’m chasing too many things at once and my effort’s scattered everywhere
- The moment we start arguing, any sense that I actually like and respect this person evaporates
Practices that may help
- The Hedgehog Concept
Jim Collins’s Hedgehog Concept, drawn from his Good to Great research, proposes that enduring excellence comes from focusing on the intersection of three circles: what you can be world-class at, what drives your economic engine, and what you are deeply passionate about. It is a strategic framework derived from systematic study of high-performing companies; its application to individual purpose is widely used but the evidence base is organizational, not individual. - Treat the Hedgehog as a hypothesis that iterates
Write your best current intersection as a testable hypothesis and update it when new information arrives.
The Hedgehog Concept - Responding to conflict without escalation
In a conflict, address the problem without attacking the person.
Ahimsa: Non-Violence as a Daily Practice - Ruthlessly prune commitments outside the intersection
Once the intersection is visible, say no to opportunities — even good ones — that fall outside it.
The Hedgehog Concept - Find your hedgehog concept — the one thing you can be best at
Identify the intersection of what you can be best at, what drives your economic engine, and what you are deeply passionate about.
Level 5 Leadership: Humility and Will in Great Leaders - Protect fondness actively during and after conflict
Conflict is the test of PSO — deliberately hold the positive frame while the negative one is loudest.
Positive Sentiment Override: How to Build the Lens That Protects Relationships - Separate the person from the problem
Treat the conflict as a problem you face together, not a contest you fight each other.
The Third Alternative, Made Practical - Map your three circles honestly
Separately answer each circle — passion, best-at, economic engine — before looking for the intersection.
The Hedgehog Concept - Use the horsemen as an early-warning system, not only a post-mortem
Notice which horseman is present in the first 60 seconds of a conflict and intervene before it escalates.
The Four Horsemen: Gottman's Warning Signs of Relationship Breakdown - Use fierce self-compassion to stay in hard conversations
Stay present in conflict by meeting your own distress with compassion, so you don't flee or attack.
Fierce Self-Compassion, Made Practical
Related concerns
- Economic Engine Hedgehog
Jim Collins’s Hedgehog Concept, drawn from his Good to Great research, proposes that enduring excellence comes from focusing on the intersection of three circles: what you can be world-class at, what drives your economic engine, and what you are deeply passionate about. It is a strategic framework derived from systematic study of high-performing companies; its application to individual purpose is widely used but the evidence base is organizational, not individual.
- Hedgehog 10 Year Plan
Jim Collins’s Hedgehog Concept, drawn from his Good to Great research, proposes that enduring excellence comes from focusing on the intersection of three circles: what you can be world-class at, what drives your economic engine, and what you are deeply passionate about. It is a strategic framework derived from systematic study of high-performing companies; its application to individual purpose is widely used but the evidence base is organizational, not individual.
- Hedgehog Best At Circle
Jim Collins’s Hedgehog Concept, drawn from his Good to Great research, proposes that enduring excellence comes from focusing on the intersection of three circles: what you can be world-class at, what drives your economic engine, and what you are deeply passionate about. It is a strategic framework derived from systematic study of high-performing companies; its application to individual purpose is widely used but the evidence base is organizational, not individual.
- Hedgehog Concept Jim Collins
Jim Collins’s Hedgehog Concept, drawn from his Good to Great research, proposes that enduring excellence comes from focusing on the intersection of three circles: what you can be world-class at, what drives your economic engine, and what you are deeply passionate about. It is a strategic framework derived from systematic study of high-performing companies; its application to individual purpose is widely used but the evidence base is organizational, not individual.
- How To Find Your Hedgehog
Jim Collins’s Hedgehog Concept, drawn from his Good to Great research, proposes that enduring excellence comes from focusing on the intersection of three circles: what you can be world-class at, what drives your economic engine, and what you are deeply passionate about. It is a strategic framework derived from systematic study of high-performing companies; its application to individual purpose is widely used but the evidence base is organizational, not individual.
- Strategic Focus Hedgehog
Jim Collins’s Hedgehog Concept, drawn from his Good to Great research, proposes that enduring excellence comes from focusing on the intersection of three circles: what you can be world-class at, what drives your economic engine, and what you are deeply passionate about. It is a strategic framework derived from systematic study of high-performing companies; its application to individual purpose is widely used but the evidence base is organizational, not individual.
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