The Inquisitor Podcast, Discussing: Is “Good Enough” Good Enough

I had the great good fortune to talk to Marcus Cauchi. We started talking about my latest book, Is “Good Enough” Good Enough, Mindsets and Behaviors for Sales Excellence. But Marcus took us on a very deep dive into the issues we discuss in the book. It’s one of the most profound discussions I’ve had. Thank you Marcus!

Here’s his description:

Are you settling for “good enough” while your sales organisation invests in an 85% loser rate?

In this episode, Marcus Cauchi sits down with David Brock, author of “Is Good Enough Good Enough? Mindsets and Behaviors for Sales Excellence,” to challenge the traditional “metrics madness” that keeps founders and sales leaders trapped in cycles of mindless activity.

Dave shares his pragmatic, scientific approach to performance, revealing how top performers achieve their goals by being “intelligently lazy” and cutting out the “dead work” that consumes the average workday.

They explore the “Three-Pile Strategy” for auditing tasks, the high cost of customer churn, and why personal accountability is the ultimate differentiator between top performers and those who make excuses.

A major highlight of this conversation is David’s contrarian take on AI. Having used Claude AI as a “thought partner” and “debate partner” to co-author his book, David explains why AI is a “profound amplifier” that makes deep thinkers better but makes “lazy idiots” fail at scale.

Learn how to use discovery-based prompting to internalise strategic ownership and why curiosity remains the foundational behaviour for the next generation of leaders.

Key Topics Covered:

• The Trap of Activity vs. Outcomes: Why being “busy” is often a mask for underperformance.

• The Three-Pile Audit: Examine tasks and reclaiming 40% of your team’s capacity. • Retention vs. Acquisition: Why the obsession with new logos is a recipe for wasted effort.

• AI as a Debate Partner: Moving beyond automation to elevate your strategic thinking.

• The Sacred Habit: Why scheduling 20 minutes of reflection daily is non-negotiable for excellence