This week I was discussing strategy with Mark See, a client turned colleague/friend (as most of my clients do).
In the 10-15 years that Mark and I have known each other, Mark has been very fortunate to have experienced working for a visionary entrepreneur who sold his business to a big corporation which became even bigger.
Mark gets what it means to be strategic.
He’s also forthright with his opinion, so you can imagine the response he got when he told his new corporate leaders that he would take action on a project “When we’re ready”.
He wasn’t resisting.
He wasn’t being petulant or rebellious.
He was actually being strategic.
As Mark says, “When you’re about to execute on a strategy, you can’t go too early and you can’t go too late.”
It’s a bit like Goldilocks and the Three Bears. You have to wait until the time is “just right”, which in Mark’s words are “When we’re ready”.
Being ready means having done the research. It means having all the required resources. It means having the team trained and knowing what they have to do when.
There are so many moving parts to implement new business strategies that it absolutely makes sense to make sure you make your move when you’re ready.
I’m curious. What’s your take on this week’s discussion.
What’s your understanding of strategy and timing?
Are you confident enough to stand your ground and say, “We’ll take action, when we’re ready”.
Thanks Mark for such a lively discussion and for the inspiration for this week’s thought.
It came at the exact right time and I was ready. Grin.
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