I was watching an organization
internally announce a major new direction...sometime in next three
years.
They had a clear definition of where
the organization was going and what was creating the need for the
decision. They also had a clear vision of the benefits for every
associate, and the requirements for each person who wants to
successfully make the transition. Serious preparation started the
same day as the announcement.
The result was positive buzz. These
people were on fire, optimistic, making plans, taking immediate
action. That had been missing for the previous two quarters, and was
a major driver of the new strategy.
Based on current progress they will be
ready to switch to their model in less than a year, and will be able
to take advantage of successful market conditions.
What caused this decision? The same
things most other organizations are facing, softening demand,
threatening punitive, contradictory regulation, confusion about the
markets and the coming economy. Nothing new.
What was remarkable was that the
owners, by taking long term specific action, instead of moaning and
hugging the toilet, have made their organization a better place to be
and to join, right now.
If you can’t see an attractive course
ahead, make one up. Velocity increases luck.
2 comments:
Love the tag line. Velocity increases luck. Should be tatooed on my forehead.
Interesting side note - you can increase your velocity simply by driving down a hamburger highway...
Zhong & DeVoe (2010) set to find out. In three small experiments conducted on three different groups of undergraduate college students, they found:
-Unconscious exposure to fast-food symbols increased reading speed when there was no time constraint
-Thinking about eating fast food increased preferences for time-saving products
-Mere exposure to fast food reduced people’s willingness to be patient and save, leading them to choose a financially inferior option.
See: http://bit.ly/Pz6Jye
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