I recently wrote an article about the perils of chasing money and other shiny objects.
That article didn’t do justice to one reason why this type of mission and strategy creep can be so damaging.
Time is your most precious commodity as a smaller, growing organization. And even small amounts of time that are distractions from your core activities are damaging.
I recently came across a great article making the same point about the for-profit world.
As they put it, the scarcest resource in a start-up or small business is management bandwith.
It’s tempting to take on new projects, new features, new geographies, new speaking opportunities, whatever. Each one incrementally sounds like a good idea, yet collectively they end up punishing undisciplined teams. I like to counsel that the best teams are often defined by what they choose not to do.
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