The old way is not delivering.

It is no longer sustainable.

It cannot be done the same way any longer.

Big changes are required.

A new direction.

The vision is grand.

The focus is clear.

A huge commitment is essential.

It’s time to burn the boats.

There is no going back.

Build and embrace the new.

“The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” – Socrates

“Burn the boats as you enter the island and you will take the island.” – Napoleon Hill

Challenge the status quo.

Change the default.

Question the rules.

Check your assumptions.

Break the system.

Redesign the process.

Critique the standards.

Develop alternatives.

Contest the norms.

No, it does not need to always be done that way.

Have you questioned the pre-selected settings?

Of the organisation?

Of the team?

What about your own settings?

“Either you defend the status quo, or you invent the future.” – Seth Godin

“Know the rules well, so you can break them effectively.” – Dalai Lama

It might be uncomfortable.

It may feel scary.

It will definitely be challenging.

Put yourself out there anyway.

You’re not going to hurt anyone.

You won’t die.

You will learn something.

About yourself.

About what’s actually “out there”.

(Which is usually not as bad as it seemed).

“Out there”, you might fail.

You might be talked about.

You might be thought weird.

You will feel vulnerable.

That’s normal.

Do it anyway.

“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.” – Nelson Mandela

“Staying vulnerable is a risk we have to take if we want to experience connection.” – Brené Brown

If the strategy is not fully developed, then it cannot be fully deployed.

If there is no alignment around the strategy, then there will be no alignment of effort.

If the strategy is unclear, then it cannot be communicated with clarity.

If the destination is uncertain, then any direction will get you there.

Debate and iterate until it is clear.

Getting clear on the strategy enables everything else to become clearer.

“Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.” – Sun Tzu

“If you don’t know where you are going, any road will get you there.” – Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland