If you’ve read the last three newsletters, you have learned about three critical pitfalls that prevent people and organizations from getting it done.
To avoid the last pitfall, you will have to get real about all that you are trying to get done. If you’ve chosen your goals well and articulated your future state effectively, you and your team are probably excited about what you’re trying to achieve. That’s a great thing because enthusiasm and excitement are motivational; they can yield greater productivity. However, it’s also true that, when people get excited and enthusiastic, they can also get unrealistic.
They forget that people are human; that they aren’t always performing at their peak; that unforeseen events may cause them to have to deviate from their plans; that other things may be going on.