All for One… and Also Everything Else
Let’s say that you assemble a large, cross-functional team of bright, motivated, high-potential, wonderful individuals. Assign them the task of first brainstorming, then extrapolating, then prioritizing new lines of business. Let’s say they have all grown up working together in a culture that promotes from within and one that historically emphasizes cooperation and camaraderie most of all. Then you throw in some rather ambitious deadlines.
What could happen?
Can we become more decisive and efficient without harming morale or our culture of teamwork?
Let's get started! After lunch? No? When?
Progress Update: Not much progress.
More delays after a promotion and news that next steps include picking team names and maybe even t-shirts!
Weeks turn into months: Turtles and snails come to mind as we kick off... again.
Still stuck... on team names. Is this really work "getting done?"
The smallest of steps forward is seen as a 'job done.'
Priorities Defined! But 116 of them? Yeow!
103 Priorities and Counting. You can have too much of a good thing.
A move from idea generation to prioritization! Even better, it's based on business goals.
A breakthrough! A win with leaders. And a plan to keep getting work done.