The Time to Act is Now!
“When a problem exists, whether in personnel or in business operations, the time to act is now.”
Warren Buffett
If a swift response is better than trying to pretend problems do not exist, then why do so many people wait to act when they see that something isn’t working well?
In my years of coaching people, I have come to believe that there are just a few reasons that most people don’t act when faced with a problem.
- They hope the problem will solve itself if they wait long enough
- They don’t know what to do
- They fear the solution may be more uncomfortable than the problem
- They choose not to see the problem as a problem (rose colored glasses)
Let’s take a look at these things one at a time:
Hoping the problem will solve itself if I wait long enough
I’m sure we’ve all tried this strategy at some point in our lives. I don’t […]