Sometimes you have to do more than just talk about it

Over the last couple of days we have been running a 2 day course. Day 1 theory. Day 2 - get your hands dirty, put the theory into practice.

Day 2 the group was split into two. Group 1 - allocated tasks, leaders, managers and do-ers, and they got on with it. Group 2 - wanted to set up a sub-committee to discuss the various issues with regards to room size, number of people required to do the job, what additional resources were needed etc etc.

Outcome - Group 2 - did not put the theory into practice. Group 1 did, and Group 1 got the job done.

And isn't that the same for most people, especially groups of workers, teams, families. There is lots of talk about doing "stuff" but little in the way of turning that hot air into something substantial.

Are you guilty of talking too much and doing as little as possible? Well sometimes in order to achieve something you really do have to roll up your sleeves and get on with it. What can you do today to "get the job done?"

MMO1