I don’t know about you, but my reflection on this year and anticipation of next leaves me with mixed emotions – proud of some great achievements and excited but slightly nervous about the ongoing challenges ahead as we continue to grow our business.
One of the key insights I take away from this year is the need to recognise that when something isn’t working for you, have the honesty and courage to stand back and call it. Whether it’s a service offering, product, team or initiative that isn’t delivering what you hoped it would, now is the time to think again and re-plan in order to take a different approach for the new year. Life is too short to keep trying the same thing and not getting the results you want.
The tribal wisdom of the Dakota Indians, passed on from generation to generation, says that when you discover that you’re riding a dead horse, the best strategy is to dismount. In the corporate world and government, however, a whole range of far more advanced strategies are often employed, such as:
Have a very Merry Christmas and best wishes for the New Year!
Richard Ferguson is director of Sensei UKE
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