Moving toward success

How do we move towards success when we are in the middle of the project battle?

Henry Ford famously said

Don’t find fault, find a remedy

If projects are to succeed then this is a useful mantra as often we fail to look for the solution that will resolve the situation.

General Hal Moore, famous for achieving what looked like the militarily impossible is acclaimed for his focus on success.

Moore’s dictum that

There is always one more thing you can do to increase your odds of success

encourages us to look for the possible, that little action that turns looming disaster into success.

Don’t dwell on the problems that you have now! You are where you are. Quickly learn from them and move on. Look for the next step, the next thing you can do to move towards a more successful outcome to your project. When you get there look for the next thing you can do. Slowly things can then change for the better, the outcome starts to look less bleak and light appears at the end of the tunnel. So when all around you are running around with their hair on fire, be calm look for the next step. Align your team to the journey towards a more successful outcome. It is in these moments that true leadership can define the difference between failure and success.