Get in and GO!

The scenario usually goes like this. Management hands you, the new hire, the keys to the Ferrari and directs you to get to New York as fast as you can.

They fail to tell you that the Ferrari has been neglected for years. And when you start to walk around the car to check tire pressure, oil level and other critical areas that will ensure you reach New York on time and in budget, they get anxious and say you are wasting time.

Well no. The wasted time was in the years of neglecting the vehicle. And if we just jump in and go, we will be stranded in the desert watching the only mechanic for miles switching out the beautiful sounding Ferrari engine with a junk yard Chevy engine.

That will get us moving again, and now we are making progress towards the goal. But it just doesn't sound right. And it doesn't have the same power. So we reach New York longer than it should have taken if we had walked around the car and addressed the neglect first.

While that scenario plays itself out, time and time again, there is a worse scenario.

Management hands you, the new hire, the keys to the neglected Ferrari and directs you to drive as fast as you can. Where are we going? It doesn't matter, just go! But is this the most direct route? We don't have time for that, just go! Is this a race? Just get in and go!

Your people want to help you. You hired them to help you. So give them the tools and/or the time to help you. And tell them where you are going and allow them to suggest detours along the way to save time, money or to pick up a paying passenger.

Now that we are all gassed up, GET IN AND GO!