While I was up at school this summer, my cohortmates introduced the idea of us starting our own consulting firm. Needless to say, we would be amazing because THEY are amazing, but that isn't what this blog is about today. Apparently, my role in the firm would be to come in after everyone else and bottom line it. Huh, I guess it shows through that I don't have much patience for the fluff and would MUCH rather get right down to what is going to make you effective and what is going to derail you. I do realize that not everyone appreciates this behavior, but at some point, I do think it is critical to lay it on the line and make a decision.
If you want to be better, then be better. Make the decision and stick with it, but do NOT
say that you want to raise more money or be more engaging and transparent but not make the commitment to do what needs to be done to make it happen.
Before you decide on anything, figure out where you want to go and who you want to be. THEN decide what it will take to get there. THEN before you decide to move forward with anything, make the commitment, understand the process and hold on for the ride. If you decide you do NOT want to do what it will take to make it happen, then go back to where you want to go and who you want to be, because you will never get there just because you
say it.
