Friends,
In this hyper-connected, über-kinetic world we live in, it’s
easy to lose your bearings. One can be forgiven for getting confused now and
again. Like the time I accepted a job in Yellowstone National Park (Wyoming),
thinking I’d be going to Yosemite National Park (California). Or the time I had
a meeting at Inverness Park (south Denver) and arrived promptly at Interlocken
Park (north Denver). We live in a complex world and often fall into the trap at
judging things too quickly -then moving on (who has time to examine everything
anyway?). Expert after expert tell us it’s more effective to take a step
back, deconstruct the problem and challenge our assumptions –but these experts
don’t have 200+ e-mails sitting in their inbox every day. And so, we continue
to think in a linear fashion. To borrow process reengineering speak, we pave
cow paths instead of engineering efficient roads. In this time of year when we
start to consider new year’s resolutions, I hope you will take some time to
take a step back and challenge your status quo. When you question why you do
things, see how many of them come back with “because that’s how I’ve always
done them”. If things slow down for the holidays, let’s take some time to grab
a donut, examine and maybe –just maybe—improve our lives.
Happy Friday!
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