Too busy fire-fighting to plan for the future?

Are you planning for the future - not just for the organisation - but also for yourself? Or are you too busy putting out fires that 'company arsonists' have started?

You know who they are... every organisation we've worked with has them. Mostly they're trying to do the right thing - it's just that they rush into action without thinking things through.

Whether it's (yet another) restructure, or change programme or whatever, they get a nice warm feeling because 'at least we're DOING something' - you just feel the heat... and so does the business.

It doesn't need to be this way. If you've been on one of our programmes you'll have gone through the pain barrier of thinking together - you'll also have seen what happens when people start to talk about what really matters. The egos are in check; people ask questions to fish for new thoughts, insights, ideas, not to shoot the speaker. People start to listen to each other (really listen, not just reload).

Too busy fire-fighting? Create some thinking space... it makes for better decisions - not just for yourself, but for others round you. How much thinking space is blocked out in your diary this week?