It was sometime ago that I was flying over the Rocky Mountains of Colorado in a single engine airplane at 18,000 feet, in clouds so thick you could barely see the wingtips. With no visual references outside the aircraft I had to trust my aircraft instruments and my training for navigation. Everything was going well for about an hour and a half then suddenly ice begin to accumulate on my wings. (For non-pilots this is an extremely dangerous condition because enough ice on the wings can cause any aircraft to crash!) (So next time you're waiting to be deiced before takeoff at the airport be patient and be thankful!) For me, over the vast rugged landscape of the Rocky Mountains there weren't too many options, but with the help of air traffic control I quickly made a plan. If the ice buildup didn't stop within the next 10 minutes I would turnaround and land at Gunnison Municipal, the closest airport.
I still look back at that plan and even though it really wasn't a great plan and it didn't require a lot of thought, it worked really well. The reason it worked so well was because once I had a strategy it calmed my mind and helped me focus my thoughts on actions and tactics that could make the plan succeed. Once I started to focus on actions and tactics it revealed some of the flaws in the plan that I could then improve and perfect.
Companies survive by making progress, no one remains competitive without changing, so all of us have to make plans and move forward. Unfortunately, sometimes we get paralyzed in the planning stage trying to see every possible flaw before we commit. When in reality we learn the most and get the most done during the implementation stage of the plan, even if it's not the greatest plan. Imagine if I had not had a plan and the ice had continued to build up on the wings of the aircraft! Remember no action can be taken until you commit to a plan and it's the action that eventually wins the day!
By: Kevin Minne
InnovationGrowthSystems.com
720-354-0291
I still look back at that plan and even though it really wasn't a great plan and it didn't require a lot of thought, it worked really well. The reason it worked so well was because once I had a strategy it calmed my mind and helped me focus my thoughts on actions and tactics that could make the plan succeed. Once I started to focus on actions and tactics it revealed some of the flaws in the plan that I could then improve and perfect.
Companies survive by making progress, no one remains competitive without changing, so all of us have to make plans and move forward. Unfortunately, sometimes we get paralyzed in the planning stage trying to see every possible flaw before we commit. When in reality we learn the most and get the most done during the implementation stage of the plan, even if it's not the greatest plan. Imagine if I had not had a plan and the ice had continued to build up on the wings of the aircraft! Remember no action can be taken until you commit to a plan and it's the action that eventually wins the day!
By: Kevin Minne
InnovationGrowthSystems.com
720-354-0291
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