Planning & Execution

The planning is critical to the process and the process is critical to the execution and the execution is critical to the desired result! There is sometimes a tendency to think of planning as some abstract exercise, that is, until the execution begins to take effect. You must plan, but you should not devote so much time to planning that you become distracted and fail to execute. The plan must lead to a process and that is when we begin to learn the merits of our plan and how much we should modify it to accomplish our objectives. Planning is best done when you are not consumed with the daily requirements of your job. Take the time to make the time to establish a plan. Before planning I suggest that you gather as much information as possible and determine how to get the right people involved. Once you have established your objective you need to develop a plan of action and then you must execute. Circumstances beyond your control are a dynamic reality. Therefore your plan and execution steps are very likely to change. However the objective may not. You will simply change the paths you're taking to achieve your goals. There is very little in business that will take the place of planned-positive action. But, make sure you can tell the difference between action and activity. Hamsters are actively busy spinning the wheel but they are not getting anywhere.