Moving Beyond the status quo and Lead!

3 P’s

Priority: Triage Everything

Propriety: Bill of Rights

Do the Right Thing

For the Right Reason

With the Right People

In the Right Order

With Intensity

For the Right Results

Commitment: “I Gotta Wanna”

The On-time, On-Target Manager by  Ken Blanchard and Steve Gottry, HarperCollins, 2004.

Blanchard writes these 3P’s are a mnemonic device…since the 3^rd P is a “C”....

We all struggle with staying on top, leading while also keeping at bay the tyranny of the urgent. I find myself coming back to Blanchard's list often.  Lately I have forgotten to look at it and feel continually behind.  I’m reminded of it today and it certainly helps my decision making. I so desire to do more and be more than simply be a mediocre manager.

The latest from Seth Godin: ‘If you're on the critical path, if someone is waiting for your contribution, ship now.'  Godin’s ‘shipping’ means - getting things done and moving on.  I want to lead v. merely staying on top of my to-do list, but how can I when our technology fails, our machines break, our clients are calling, our suppliers are late, our budgets get squeezed… Blanchard’s list helps to alleviate the stress caused by the confusion.  Living in India, I encounter a different set of challenges than if I were to live in the US. No matter where I live or work or what company employs me, I will face a variety of challenges from within and without that will attempt to thwart my pursuit to lead.

I need to come to grips with the things that are truly out of my control – they are truly not worth fretting about.  If changes need to be made because of them, then so be it… I need to move on and stop worrying...and ship with the aid of the 3P's.