If someone is waiting on you doing something…
…then unblocking them is likely the highest value that you can provide towards achieving Outcomes.

It’s simple.

If we are working on a task…
…the maximum progress we can provide towards the outcome is the result of our efforts.

If we unblock someone else…
…then the progress we provide towards the outcome is the
sum of our efforts
+
the contribution from the unblocked

If we don’t unblock someone…
…we are basically saying that we don’t value the contribution that they would make.

If we don’t value the contribution they would make…
…why are we working with them at all?