The Principles of Acting With Urgency
Part One of Three Aligning Principles With Values
Of my three core values, #1 is Acting With Urgency.
I value assessing a situation and taking the first step without delay. Mind you I’m not talking about hap hazard completion.
Urgency is for certain a subjective term. It’s not meant to be a stopwatch. It’s just simple recognition that much is important - even those things you won’t do deserve you’re attention fairly soon so they don’t get away from you.
To execute this value:
Listen. Collect information from sources available. Hear solutions and alternatives. Seek advise beyond your own (no greater echo chamber than you’re head). And listen for resistance as you move. You’ll hear it.
Accuracy. Nothing is going to be perfect. And you may not be viewed as being right. But if you’ve collected the information and requirements available to you, sought out some counsel, and moved in the best direction possible without intent to do harm or conceal malice, you have worked to be accurate.
Own and correct error. Broken some stuff? Likely. Own that, correct it through a re-visit, and keep moving forward.
Consistency: Choosing not to stay put just to be “who I am” is a measure of consistency. Choosing to be one who considers new approaches (for improvement, not just new shiny things) is a consistent behavior that does not have to be marked by constantly wavering and coming off as non-committal. One can commit to certain actions while still being adaptable.
A reminder. This value is about acting. Not completion. Making progress and using progressive elaboration. Seeking perfection is nowhere in here nor is timing the market or seeking to avoid risk. Just making a move so as to not get stuck. Hard as hell to get anywhere when you’re stuck. Acting with urgency best way I know how not to.
