The idea is simple enough - see around the curves - anticipate needs and pre-fill them.
In planning sessions with teams, far before the moment arrives, some thought needs to be made as to what is coming and the work that needs to be prepared - a level of preparedness that most would consider overboard. It is that preparedness that gives the gain and ability to respond with more agility than everyone else. This only comes by paying ultra-attention to what is being said and what is not being said in every interaction.
The hardest part of being "we" on this is the management team because without them this will not work.
What makes all this worse is that sometimes what you know is coming around the corner is plain and simple garbage. Still it is known and it has happened before, so we are aware of what would be involved.
“Being disciplined with the quarterly meetings and having the entire team involved has made our company stronger.”
Then we need entrepreneurs - they are needed to be involved heavily in the operation - we need people with skin in the game - our sales team.
Because they are involved in the process of creating the priorities, they have ownership in them far beyond any level that’s merely dictated to them.
“I value our team more now than ever and realize just how important great people are. Hire great people and then get out of their way. I somewhat tried to do it all myself or at least wanted to be involved in most decisions. It wasn’t scalable.”
