Provocative Idea from the HBR: Go Slow and Go Fast for Planning
With planning season upon us, it’s time to plant the seeds for the next big idea. In the world of transformation, there is a way to go slow and fast at the same time to achieve the desired lasting outcomes.
We came across this concept of go slow and fast – “Design for Action” – in the September issue of Harvard Business Review, which brings to mind three key thoughts:
1. “If a (leader) simply imposed his own ideas, buy-in would depend largely on authority – not a context conducive to social transformation.”
2. “Understand the “participative approach to strategy making.”
3. “The answer is iterative interaction with the decision maker.”
You’ll want to click on this link to read the “Design for Action” article. Save it for the weekend because it’s that good and deserves the time.
Go slow and fast. And let me know what you think.
Organizational transformation is complex and ambiguous. How do we mitigate these challenges when high-expectation investors, escalating global competition and disruptive technologies all demand rapid, seamless and effective change?
Is your organization in the middle of navigating transformational change?