Prevents opinion-driven decisions by forcing rigor at each inflection point
Key guardrail metric
Teams track metrics like "healthy project use" alongside adoption. Ensures you're not optimizing one metric at the expense of real customer value.
Asana's example area
"Coordinate" — helps teams work together through projects, tasks, and collaboration. Metrics: org paying weekly active users + healthy project use.
Leadership Framework
Above or Below the Line
Above the line: Curious, learning-focused, playful, open to questions
Below the line: Committed to winning, being right, black-and-white thinking
Recognize when you're below the line and shift back to curiosity
Notice where others are operating and lead from openness
From The 15 CommitmentsThis vocabulary helped Paige have more effective conversations across her organization.
Paige's Mantras
How to Lead & Grow Faster
✗Wait until you're readyINSTEAD →✓ Show up and say it before you're ready. Ask for forgiveness. Be vulnerable. Real confidence comes from openness, not armor.
✗Self-select outINSTEAD →✓ Don't self-select. Don't say "I'm not X, Y, Z enough." Apply anyway. Push yourself to not disqualify.
✗Ship in small ways if you're thinking smallINSTEAD →✓ Think big, ship small. Don't get too incremental or wrapped around optimizing one metric. Keep the bigger picture.
✗Accept false trade-offsINSTEAD →✓ Ask "How might the opposite be true?" Pop the scarcity mindset. You can do both. Your shoulders will drop.