Tick, tock, tick, tock…….The clock is ticking as the deadline looms. We have to move fast in order to get everything done on time for the company’s top strategic project. In the midst of the fury, my boss calmly suggests I do a two day summit where I pull the entire team, spread across the country together.
I proceeded to give him the “are you crazy?” face and said something to the effect of “how am I going to get this project done if I have two days of meetings and have everyone to travel in?” I don’t have time for this. He shrugged his shoulders and acknowledged that I knew what was best.
As the work day wound down and night came, the thought kept coming….why would he suggest something like that? Is he crazy or am I?
Sometimes, you need to move slow to go fast was the only answer I could think of. It started to make sense. While pulling people in would cause them to go slow for those two days, getting everyone aligned and clear about the goals, roles and plan would allow them to go fast for the remainder of the project.
Success was ours! Sometimes you need to move slow to go fast.
Lead with Belief 