An if in the air
You find yourselves in a difficult position. What you’re doing isn’t working quite the way things were intended, as they said it would … you know…
There’s an if in the air … we could do this, what happens if we do? It could work out great or it could be a nightmare. Everyone could get on board or they could jump ship. Our customer might be with us or they could go elsewhere. What happens if …?
Two options, and one non-option:
– Make the decision to go for it, and then do everything you can to make it the right decision. Work the angles, pull out the stops, organise for success no matter what.
– Make a No-Go decision, and then do everything you can to make it the right decision. Same process … work the angles, pull out the stops, organise for success no matter what.
– What you can’t do, what never wins … make the decision, go back on it, make it fail through recalcitrance, moan, suck energy from the room, endlessly.
Skippy strategy: Organise for success.
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