Eric is a great partner in dealing with leadership and management issues.
Take Dead Aim
In his legendary book for golfers entitled “Harvey Penick’s Little Red Book,” Penick says that one of the most important pieces of advice he gives to golfers is to “take dead aim.” Analyzing your swing is important in practice. But on the tee, the last thing you want to do is analyze. You just want to take dead aim and swing the club. This is great advice in business as well.
Performance Principle: When it is time to take action, take dead aim. Don’t overanalyze. There is a time for management books and seminars. Those things are tools to help us develop better habits and ways of approaching problems. But when it is time for action, you have to trust that the skills you have been practicing have been absorbed into your intellectual muscle memory. Clear your mind and swing away.
Questions to Consider:
- Are you over thinking your business?
- Is this a time for action rather than analysis?
- If you stopped planning and just created more high-value activity, would you get better results?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, put that management book down and close your spreadsheet. Clear your mind, take dead aim, and swing away.
