July 3, 2025

The right time to

Fountain

When is the right time to hire someone? As soon as you know you need them.

What about to fire someone? As soon as you know you should.

And to give feedback? As soon as is possible.

How about making the decision? As soon as you can and not after the critical moment.

What’s the best time to start on the project plan, or the work, or the deliverable, or the research, or the review, or the kick-off, or the comms plan, or the launch? As soon as you can and probably well before you’re feeling comfortable about everything.

The time to take action – even if it’s action to plan the real action – is as soon as you know that it’s needed.

The only question should be about priorities. What has to wait?

Skippy strategy: Don’t kick the can down the road – as soon as you know, get started.

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Decisions