Critical Doer

 A Critical Doer capitalizes on opportunities to be better    I attended a trade conference this week that focused on strategic wargaming.  During a demonstration session, I listened to an interesting story that happened in another country.  The story made a powerful point about the importance of diversity of thought. The story began with a […]

 A Critical Doer capitalizes on opportunities to be better   Coins have two sides.  Those two sides are diametrically opposed in a binary manner, meaning we can have heads or tails but not both.  Sometimes we lose sight that heads and tails exist on the same coin.  But isn’t it curious that we use a […]

 A Critical Doer attacks problems and creates opportunities from the inside out  “A reasonable man adapts himself to the world.  An unreasonable man will try to make the world adapt to him.  Therefore, all progress comes from unreasonable people.”  George Bernard Shaw   In a moment when our wishes aren’t in alignment with someone else’s, […]

 A Critical Doer generates motion from “why” more than “what”   CNBC carries a popular show called “Shark Tank.”  On the show, entrepreneurs try to convince a panel of five highly successful business people to invest in their businesses in exchange for equity, royalties, or some arrangement in between through negotiation. The exchanges can be […]

 A Critical Doer keeps risk and failure in context with opportunity and success    Nothing ventured, nothing gained.  No doubt, this thought appears to have guided Amazon’s thinking since the company’s inception.  Yesterday, Amazon added another chapter to its long list of innovations…a summer shopping event intended to rival The Thanksgiving Black Friday sales called […]

 A Critical Doer is committed to thinking and acting  When you’re reading blogs and other sources to learn some things that will help you achieve at the level of fulfillment, I’m sure one nagging question that tugs at you just as it does me is “how do I know they’re right?”  One way is when […]

 A Critical Doer is willing to lead   In a previous Critical Doer post, I wrote about the importance of establishing a strong organizational culture.  Blogger Victoria Young recently weighed in with a post in reflektive.com that echoed my sentiments. In the blog, Young cites research that showed 95 percent of Americans prized culture over […]

 A Critical Doer generates motion from “why” more than “what”  Author and Blogger Steve Keating recently published a very humorous post that highlights the importance of communicating purpose when you are trying to overcome organizational inertia and gain forward momentum. The story highlights an ostrich that saw some eagles flying and was inspired to learn […]

How far can you see?   “And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.” Last line of the Declaration of Independence   Would we make the same choice again?   In the […]

 A Critical Doer controls what’s theirs to control   Who has the best ideas…you or the Boss?  Did you fall for the binary thinking trap of picking one or the other?  If you’re a “card carrying” Critical Doer, your answer was probably a combination of the two and in that you’re right. Here’s a truth […]