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 ultimate objective may not, but the degree of achievement may. In other words, you may find that you can do much better than you originally planned or you may discover that you may not be able to achieve as much as you originally planned. You may also discover that you need to change the paths you're taking to achieve your goals. Be nimble but remain focused! There is very little in business that will take the place of "planned-positive" action. However, make sure you can tell the difference between action and activity. Consider the hamster. Hamsters are actively and busily spinning the wheel but they are not getting anywhere, even though they may feel like they are.