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Playing for the win, not the draw

The office version of keeping possession and never shooting.

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Z at Kaizen Coach
Jun 01, 2026
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Some people at work are playing not to lose. They are not playing to win. The difference is invisible on a calendar and obvious in a career.

Watch a team protect a lead by keeping the ball. They pass sideways, backward, anywhere but forward. The clock runs. No risk, no shot, no chance of a mistake. It looks like soccer. It is mostly clock management.

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