#145: When success happens
When do most mountain climbing accidents happen? Going up or coming down? Here are three clues:
(1) Be specific about your measures of success. State the exact outcome you want and be clear about how you will know when it has been achieved.
(2) Celebrate at the end, not before. If you celebrate before a goal has been fully accomplished, then mistakes will happen as you struggle to get your people to focus on the loose ends.
(3) Wait out the credits. We know that some funny movie out-takes might appear after the credits. The same applies in business. Don’t laugh on the way to the bank; laugh once the money is in the bank.
In mountaineering, success does not mean reaching the top. It means getting down safely. If you forget that and you celebrate too soon, you might not be laughing when you finally reach the bottom.
I’m james@nonsenseatwork.com
Copyright: 2007 James Henry McIntosh
James can be heard on Public Radio, 88.9 FM WCVE, Richmond VA.
Monday - 7:19am and Saturday - 8:19am
(1) Be specific about your measures of success. State the exact outcome you want and be clear about how you will know when it has been achieved.
(2) Celebrate at the end, not before. If you celebrate before a goal has been fully accomplished, then mistakes will happen as you struggle to get your people to focus on the loose ends.
(3) Wait out the credits. We know that some funny movie out-takes might appear after the credits. The same applies in business. Don’t laugh on the way to the bank; laugh once the money is in the bank.
In mountaineering, success does not mean reaching the top. It means getting down safely. If you forget that and you celebrate too soon, you might not be laughing when you finally reach the bottom.
I’m james@nonsenseatwork.com
Copyright: 2007 James Henry McIntosh
James can be heard on Public Radio, 88.9 FM WCVE, Richmond VA.
Monday - 7:19am and Saturday - 8:19am
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