The thing about the perfect plan is that it can't be perfect if you build it by yourself. Here's the one conversation most leaders skip that is the difference between success and failure.
Most plans fail before rollout because the people expected to carry them were never part of making sense of them. A plan can look complete on paper and still have no real grip in the room.
Most plans fail before rollout because the people expected to carry them were never part of making sense of them. A plan can look complete on paper and still have no real grip in the room.
It's one of the hardest lessons I learned. I simply didn't understand why my team wasn't as excited about my plans as much as I was.
Once I realized that (though it took me about a decade), everything changed.
I have been right there with you, Jeff.
Many times in my earlier leadership career, I left my team at the station, after I was already down the tracks without them.
Well analogized. I believe I left my team at the train station, after I was on the boat and far out to see - and wondering why they weren’t with me.
Most plans fail long before execution. Usually at the moment leaders stop collaborating and start assuming alignment
So so true.