People will achieve all sorts of great outcomes when they know and buy into the reasons why the immediate actions should be taken.

‘Why?.

Imagine this scenario: Your boss comes to you to and tells you to drop what you are doing, and do this, just get it done, and moves on.

By contrast he/she comes to you are asks you to do that same thing, and explains why it needs to be done, why it is more important than the things you are currently engaged in, and how your contribution will make a difference to the outcome.

Which are you more likely to buy into?

Coincidently, it is the same question all our kids ask us as they are learning about the world. However, we seem willing to remove it from common conversation, or alternatively, answer the simple question that often has a complex answer with platitudes, evasion, or some other form of ‘non-answer’.