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Amputate to Elevate: The Power of Strategic Subtraction
What One Thing? A Meeting Planner's Guide to the Top of the Events World
What One Thing? A Meeting Planner's Guide to the Top of the Events World
Amputate to Elevate: The Power of Strategic Subtraction
Apr 09, 2026
Season 4
Episode 52
Smart Meetings
In this episode of What One Thing?, leadership coach and Paralympian John Register challenges the idea that success comes from doing more. Instead, he introduces “amputate to elevate”, the practice of letting go of what no longer serves you to perform at a higher level.
From redefining authority as building others up to embracing strategic breaks over constant grind, this conversation is a powerful reminder that growth comes from subtraction, not addition.