November 4, 2026
Leadership Planning: Plan, Adapt and Act
Good planning matters, but progress comes from doing. Invite your team to improve the plan, act before it is perfect, and adapt as circumstances change.
Carpenters have a truism that is taught to their apprentices who want to take up the trade: “Measure twice, cut once.” When you’re building a house, furniture, or even a kid’s playhouse, you want to waste as little material as possible and exceed the expectations of the customer. Ignoring details such as the length and width of lumber will create enormous headaches.
You can’t install a door properly if one side of the entryway is higher than the other. Consider if the doorframe is cut too wide. In that case, the door will not fit. If you’re building a house, the correct number of shingles should be ordered for the roof.
Good planning leads to good results.
Poor planning leads to a circus nobody wants to attend.
Great leaders learn how to plan. They teach their teams to plan. But they also know plans must be flexible. What was in the plan yesterday may have to be tossed tomorrow.
How should leaders approach planning? What are some guiding principles?
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