What is the ideal balance between Speed and Perfection? The pressure is on more and more in regards to the need for speed.  In the day and age of transportable information the use of speed should be something that benefits us all.  Has it increased or decreased our productivity? 

Currently I am working on implementing changes to our business because of new legislation that is coming into place over the next 4 weeks.  One of the documents is an Independent Contractors Agreement which will be used across our company for our sales team.  I am working with a legal person who I expect to ensure that this document is perfect (in the sense of the word being able to protect us), but I am also working to a timeline, and it brings forward the question of the need for speed but also for perfection. 

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 One of the tried and true organisational tools for a business is the ever reliable To Do List. We are usually trained to use this early in our career. The To Do List can categorise tasks by priority status, delegation status or as a continued rolling workflow. Personally, the To Do List has helped me continue to prioritise and focus on what needs to be done and in what order.

On occasions I have also felt discouraged and somewhat overwhelmed at the size of my To Do List or, more importantly, the things that remain on that list.

A number of years ago I introduced our company to the concept of a Stop Doing List. A colleague who had introduced it in his business has told me Read the rest of this entry »