Leadership: Rampaging Controversy

Two days ago I made an outrageous claim.

If you scroll back, you'll find an article titled, "The Manager's New Idea."

It seems that I suggested taking the long way to finding answers.

So some of you must be wondering, "Why can't I start with the One Key Experiment?"

First, let's recognize that working smart is always a good idea. That helps us make efficient, effective progress toward our goals. So we always want to start working as close to an answer as possible.

On the other hand, we also know that some steps must be completed before other steps. For example, we must put shoes on before socks (unless you're a rock star). And we must travel before we arrive (unless you're in a science fiction movie).

There's an important point here, however.

If we become too intent on starting with the correct answer, we may never start. This often stops people who strive for perfection.

The art in accomplishing anything involves giving oneself permission to make mistakes. In fact, sometimes we must begin with any step because we have no clue about what the correct answer may be. The only way we can find out is to try something. Then if we like the result, we continue; and if we don't, we start over with a different approach.

This brings us back to the beginning. That is, perhaps, we could conclude that there is The One Key Experiment after all.

It's the first one.

Because without it, nothing happens.

Key Point: Every creative solution is found by a process of mistakes.

Much success,

Steve Kaye

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Author, Speaker, IAF Certified Professional Facilitator

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