Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 3/17/14
This week’s focus point: Remember the book and movie “Fail Safe,” where we were powerless to recall our own bomber from dropping a nuclear bomb? Malaysian military people at their posts specifically charged with identifying encroaching planes failed to identify the currently lost passenger plane which showed up on their radar. Credit card records are hacked frequently. Computer passwords are stolen. Weapons are smuggled through airport security. There are no perfectly secure systems. Our craving to automate and computerize often seems to subordinate the critical role of judgment. I find people pausing and losing time when they should be assertively moving. I find others “asleep at the switch.” We need to have our heads in the game. If you can’t trust your own judgment and talent, then you’re simply running on fumes. And even if you’re attentive, if you don’t know why you’re looking or what you’re looking for, you might as well be asleep.
Monday Morning Perspective: Don’t ever be sure of anything–not even if I tell you. — Bertrand Russell
Today Is Not Over Yet: Overcome the obstacle that’s stopping you and use the model to overcome all others: http://summitconsulting.com/seminars/TodayIsNotOverYet.php
Rational, powerful consulting delivery methodology: http://summitconsulting.com/seminars/TheRationalProcessWorkshopForThoughtLeaders-2014-04-01.php
In the moment with the buyer: Improv in the morning with an equity actor, role play in the afternoon with the rock star: http://summitconsulting.com/seminars/ImprobablyImprov.php
