What’s out of balance?
The Change Question: What’s out of balance?
Answer: probably everything. Or at least, some things.
That’s probably not a problem.
When you’re making change happen, you’re placing bets on all the things that can influence a successful outcome.
The compelling-ness of the reason to change.
The quality of the training program.
Just how influential your sponsor is.
Just how nuts your executive team might be.
What other initiatives you’re competing against.
How resourced your team is.
And the list goes on.
The bold question might be, what are you going to bet big on? Where will you over-index? What will it mean to fully commit? What’s the big play?
And, as a necessary companion question, and taking a leaf from the pod conversation with Leidy Klotz, what are you going to ignore entirely? What will you cut? Who will you disappoint? What will you let burn?
March 20th, today’s date, is the equinox, that moment of the year when the day and the night are of equal lengths.
But it’s only like that for a moment.
Already, things are slipping and changing. Winter’s coming for my Australian friends. The long days of summer are whispering to us here in Toronto.
Don’t seek balance.
But do be intentional on where you’re being bold, both about your Yes’s and your No’s.
I’m glad you’re here and doing this work.
Pod Wisdom: You probably don’t realize what’s really going on
Caroline Webb, from the Change Signal episode "Do this ONE thing before you do ANYTHING else.":
"You have to do quite a bit of data gathering and be a little open-minded right from the beginning.
You need to say, well, there's probably stuff we've forgotten that we're committed to and we have to really get a grip on what is going on."
Listen to my full conversation with Caroline now
Caroline Webb is the author of How to Have a Good Day: Harness the Power of Behavioral Science to Transform Your Working Life.
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The Last Word
“If a decision is reversible, the biggest risk is moving too slow. If a decision is irreversible, the biggest risk is moving too fast."
~James Clear
