When something is not working well, a program, process, plan, what is the first thing we should do? I know in our experience the thing that we default to, is creating a new idea. Logically if something is not working, then the idea is wrong. Small groups not working ... new model, growth classes not working ... new curriculum, people not connecting ... new communication. Now don't get me wrong we need to continue to change as a church or we become institutionalized. But if you wait until something is broken, it's usually too late.
What if it is not the model, or curriculum, or communication? What if it is more of how we execute those plans. I have a friend who is a top tier consultant who has given me a phrase I think about often, "An 80% correct strategy well executed, is better than a 100% correct strategy poorly executed."
When something is not working as we would like, the first place we need to look is in the execution ... have we given this idea 100% execution -- resourcing, energy, visibility, and the hard work of following through with details, that go unseen if things are going well.
Too many times we jump to new ideas, that will lead us to exactly where we already are, because the issue isn't the idea, it is the execution.
Thoughts?
Sunday, July 12, 2009
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