As leaders we see lots of projects being worked on – and lots of deadlines. Are we paying close enough attention to know that one of our projects is slipping? What are we doing when we see or sense that a project is falling behind schedule and will likely miss the deadline? What is our […]
Month: April 2015
Am I just reacting to situations or do I have a plan?
If our original strategy and plan is successful, it can lead to more growth than we anticipated. While this is a welcome outcome, our focus on maintaining the growth and taking advantage of opportunities can divert us. We shift from executing the plan to reacting to rapid expansion and unexpected problems of fast-moving progress. Shifting […]
Is our trust for each other growing the longer we work together or is it staying the same?
I enjoy working on teams – formal or informal. As we get to know each person’s strengths and weaknesses, we learn who is best at doing a particular task or part of the project. We learn each other’s idiosyncrasies and we learn when someone needs encouragement or needs to be challenged. Like a good basketball […]
Is our balance between strategy and tactics correct? Is there an adjustment we need to make?
One of my favorite quotes is from Sun Tzu, “Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.” It seems like that balance constantly needs adjusting. If we focus on strategy, which always seems like a good thing, we are able to pull ourselves out of the […]
Is misinformation causing us delays?
Often, it happens as we are working on “Plan A” and someone brings forth some information, that they believe to be true, that makes Plan A unworkable. Instead of challenging the information, we all take it at face value. As a result, we don’t do Plan A. So we start working on “Plan B” that […]