Results tagged “deadlines” from good2great
So, it would seem that facing the "brutal facts" is really important in business and I would say also in any environment if it is to thrive. I was really excited to read about the paradox of being realistic rather than over-optimistic, whilst having un-wavering faith that you will succeed.Having thought about it for a while, doesn't this just mean that deadlines are a bad thing - i.e. "We will have acheived this by Christmas" vs "We will achieve this, no matter how long it takes". - It seems that this flies in the face of modern business thinking.
Is it that the whole thing about being over-optimistic is a bad thing only when it comes to circumstances that are beyond our control? It's almost like this amazing book about being totally focussed on success and building a great team has suddenly said, "but don't be in a hurry about it as setting deadlines will just de-motivate you". And I kinda see where Mr Collins is coming from, but it just isn't sitting comfortably with me yet.
Any thoughts would be really appreciated on this one.
And now I finally get to find out what the "hedgehog" thing is all about...
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