In my previous career, one of the requirements to perform my job with efficiency was to learn to pilot a small plane. We had multiple locations across the state of Oregon with one of them being 4.5 hours away by car in eastern Oregon. Each location had a landing strip and in order to save time I needed to learn to fly a Cessna 182.
There was just one problem. I didn’t want to learn to fly. Most people when you tell them you fly an airplane say they would love to learn to fly. Not me, I had no desire to learn.
But thanks to the help of an amazing and patient flight instructor I acquired the skills to fly and logged many hours of flying time while serving as COO for this large company.
One of the many things I learned was that even though I would set the GPS on the destination airport identifier, it didn’t mean I would fly a straight path to that airport in a timely and efficient manner. The GPS would certainly point me in the right direction but often due to cross winds the plane would be blown off a direct path and it required constant monitoring and adjusting to stay on track.
It’s not much different in our businesses. We can set a direction of where we want our businesses to be in a year, two-years or more, but if we don’t monitor our course on a regular basis and make appropriate adjustments along the way, we may not arrive at our intended destination in a timely and efficient manner. In fact, we may never arrive at our destination. Our businesses need clarity of direction as to where we want to go, an intense focus to help us get there and the discipline to stay on track. Much like flying an airplane.
If you would like assistance in clarifying your direction in your business and the help to monitor and adjust along the way to ensure that you arrive at your intended destination, we can help you in so many ways. With over 40 years of C-level business experience and an MBA in organizational development, I am uniquely qualified to help you achieve success in your business. Have the courage to give us a call. 503-312-3145
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