Some of the most stirring words delivered to others were about the most lofty of goals. These goals were the motivation of people to strive and do better, go farther and reach higher.
At a recent meeting, we had a new person take charge. He knew he was going to be in charge a few weeks before the meeting, as well as everyone else who was to attend. But just a couple of minutes before the meeting was about to start he decided to make some changes to some entrenched traditional seating arrangements.
There is validity in the notion that history repeats itself. In Ray Dalio’s book Principles he provides us with his 40 years of experience looking at patterns in economic markets in order for his company to make successful trades for their clients. But before Ray there was Peter Schwartz.
Talking about a plan is not a plan. Promoting the idea of a plan is not a plan. Showing some bullet points about the plan in a PowerPoint presentation is not a plan. And even when you have a plan, it isn’t any good to anyone unless it is put into action.
In a management team meeting, one manager who is in charge of software development was challenging the idea of why the company needed to grow. What was wrong with staying as we are? Why make unnecessary changes? Things seem to be going along pretty well so let’s not rock the boat.
I, Me, My versus We, Us, Our