Why waste 10 minutes?

Colleagues,

MVP: When change isn’t going well, we can go back to where we started.
 
Yesterday I shared that when a change effort hits road bumps, we have three options, the first of which is to go back to the beginning.
 
This is a difficult mental and emotional step for some of us as it feels like admitting defeat. We also have to face the wasted resources (money, time, and attention) devoted to the effort.
 
On the other hand, when we go back to where we began, we cut our losses – no more bleeding – and clear the way to do something else, hopefully something more effective.
 
When Pam and I took our short cut to get back to the Pennine Way trail, we quickly ran into some challenges as the path we using became overgrown and muddy. If we had turned back right away, we would have lost about 10 minutes of time.
 
However, we could not bear the thought of “wasting” 10 minutes when we were already behind schedule, so we pressed on.
 
Today’s intention: Discuss with someone a current project that is bogging down or encountering road bumps. Think about what it would look like if you gave up and went back to the beginning.

Cheers!

Frederick