A Bias for Action - Heike Bruch and Sumantra Ghoshal by Must Read Summaries

Author:Must Read Summaries
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Primento Publishing

The trap of unbearable constraints – where you feel so tightly squeezed by rules, regulations and budgets that you have no room for discretionaryactions. In this situation, you might feel the corporate constraints are so binding you cannot pursue goals you consider to be significant because of a lack of available resources.

While these constraints will be real, there are some things you can do to still develop your bias for action: Map your constraints – and see whether there isn’t a little wriggle room that you can exploit. You might find ways to broaden your freedom to act within the boundaries of the system as it stands you weren’t even aware of.

Be more flexible and willing to accept trade-offs – separate the must-haves from the nice-to-haves and be willing to accept compromises and other arrangements if that helps you move in the right direction.

Be willing to selectively break some of the rules – on the basis that: “Sometimes, it’s better to say sorry afterwards than to waste time asking for permission beforehand.” Question standing rules and regulations. You may be surprised at how often they will be outdated or inappropriate, and people will applaud your initiative rather than insist you toe the line.

Get comfortable with and tolerate conflicts and ambiguities – in other words, be able to disagree without becoming disagreeable at a personal level. Analyze your assumed constraints, confront conflicts directly when needed, give yourself freedom to think and act and keep working productively, even when it takes some time to get things sorted. People with a bias for action do all these things.

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