Are we so risk-averse that we are actually inhibiting our own progress?
We analyze, assess, review, meet, discuss, email, meet again, document… all in the name of due diligence. And then we promptly fail on implementation. We spend so much time and effort ensuring that our next step is the right one we actually fail to take the step!
This is due to the lack of Urgency!
Without a sense of urgency, we lack passion, inspiration, energy and we fail to inspire in others a sense of urgency. Without inspiration people become complacent, lackluster becomes evident in their production and deliverables, efforts to implement new initiatives become half-hearted attempts that are doomed to fail at launch or at best, very poor participation and adoption.
We start initiatives such as implementing a new process or introducing new software and by the time we have completed the “due diligence,” we’ve lost momentum, enthusiasm and the sense of urgency, all of which are critical to the success of…