Daily Inspiration: "It's pretty certain that your shortsighted decisions will give you long-term complications!" - Futurist Jim Carroll
"We don't need to do it right now."
That's one of the most common responses when I poll an audience as to the innovation excesses that hold back their organization from pursuing the future.
The most dangerous moment for any organization is when it lets a short-term focus cause it to lose sight of the necessity for long-term change and investment. And right now, as everyone everywhere seems to be in a frozen state of indecision, it's those who dare to step away from the pack and make big, bold moves to align to tomorrow who will be the ones who will win.
Change is inevitable - your indecisiveness need not be.
"We don't need to do it right now." If not now, when? What happens here? There's a stunning lack of urgency, a sense of complacency, a mindset of meandering forward. The result is a regular stream of missed opportunities, failed initiatives, and eventually, failed strategies.
You can't play the long game with short-term myopia.
