Speed
Steve stared at the carbon fibre dashboard, breathed in the new car smell and floored the accelerator. Sue watched as the car screamed off into the distance, and in a couple of minutes it had vanished down the long, straight road.
Direction
Sue flipped open the compass, checked her bearings and headed off in the opposite direction to Steve. In fifteen minutes she had reached the destination, a mile distant from where she and Steve parted company. By this time Steve and his super fast car had devoured thirty glorious miles, each and every one of them heading in the wrong direction.
Speed matters. It matters to your customers, to your staff, to you and your competitors too. People want stuff faster than before. Speed matters.
And as important as speed is, it is nothing like so important as direction. Which way are you heading today?
Kudos to Ed, James and Steve for inspiring today’s blog post
Doug, I often say that in my role as a change agent I would rather move the organistion one yard in the right direction rather than one mile in the wrong direction!!!
I am not sure that is always appreciated in environments where activity is more valued than outcomes.
Quite so. Thanks Ian.
Love the metaphor!
Cheers Ian – I had a lot of fun pulling this together 🙂
Anytime you can make a point using a John Prine song, well, that’s just a good blog. Thks Doug.
Cheers Christopher – it’s a simply lovely tune eh? 🙂 Out there running just to be on the run.