It’s not easy to go slowly now to go quickly later.
Road construction.
Life with toddlers.
Teaching beginner-level anything.
Stakeholder engagement.
What about in your own work decisions and rhythms?
Continue reading “Take it Slowly”The Core Driver of Effective Strategy
Strategy is more about what you believe than what you do.
If you believe there is enough to go around, rather than believing that resources are scarce, you can develop strategies that are grounded in possibility and generosity rather than constantly striving to play a stressful zero-sum game. Can you see how it’s a question of perception?
Continue reading “The Core Driver of Effective Strategy”Accountable for the Verbs
At the risk of getting a bit technical, I wanted to offer a tip for adding measurability to your strategic plans because it’s come up in conversation several times this week. It comes from one of my clients who, when presenting a new plan to her Board of Directors, explained, “We’ll hold ourselves accountable for the verbs.”
Continue reading “Accountable for the Verbs”Too Many Ways to Win
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about lessons on adaptability I was learning from a new board game our family enjoys. The post generated lots of interest (including eliciting requests for more board game recommendations, which of course I was happy to provide!), so it’s stayed on my radar.
One insight has taken up residence in my mind since then:
There are lots of ways to win, but if you try to win at all of them, you’ll lose.
Continue reading “Too Many Ways to Win”The Right Work
If you’re in sales of any kind, you know what a pleasure it is to have sales just rolling in without much effort on your part. This flow is far from automatic; it’s usually a reflection of strong positioning and a lot of previous work which is now bearing fruit.
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