"It is easy to sit up and take notice. What is difficult is to get up and take action."
Honore de Balzac
19th century French playwright and author
19th century French playwright and author
After all the planning, all the thought, all the reflection to make sure we are not acting in haste, that we are not missing opportunity by not acting, in short, all the things included in all these posts, this is what matters.
Yes we are on uncharted ground and yes we know that we are. But what will we actually do with that knowledge?
Yes we are on uncharted ground and yes we know that we are. But what will we actually do with that knowledge?
These posts do a good job making it clear that there is no "one right way" to do things; that our decisions come down to weighing all the variables.
ReplyDeleteThis post tells us that when we've done that, it's time to make a decision and actually do something.
I would guess the answer to this next question is complicated but, how exactly do we do that?
The answer is not so much complicated as it is involved; too much so for an adequate answer here. But the short version is this.
ReplyDeleteMake a list of critical issues that will affect what you are doing. Decide which of them you know for certain, which you think you know and which ones you don't. Then rate each in terms of what will happen if your assumptions are wrong.
Any that are critical and fall into the "think you know" or "don't know" categories, and have significant problems associated with them should your assumptions be incorrect, should be validated.
Once done with this, proceed to formulate your strategy followed by tactics and plan.
This may raise as many questions as it answers so feel free to contact me off line if you wish (wmatthies@coyoteinsight.com).
While action is the bottom line, making sure the action being taken is as well thought out and planned as possible, all while not delaying things, is hard to get right.
ReplyDeleteBut that's why the great managers get the big bucks, right?
Or at least used to before we entered this new period of being a government directed "free" market economy.