From the course: Leading Strategically
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Plan for mistakes and learning
- My natural inclination is to devolve into chaos. So when I have a big project, I plan meticulously. I make detailed lists and outlines and timelines. I try to think of everything and have everything on paper. This helps me keep focus and also works as a guideline for my teams and my organizations. All of this certainly helps me succeed in accomplishing these major tasks. But by far, the most beneficial thing I do is to expect and plan for mistakes. While you obviously can't see the future, there are a few things you can do to help you and your team see these disruptions to your plans as opportunities for learning, and thus, as more positive for everyone concerned. First, you have to expect the unexpected. Now, if you have planned properly, you've already thought through plenty of ways things could go wrong and built in contingency plans for those things, but you can't expect everything. So you need to let everyone…
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