Begin now. Many times we put off doing things because we don’t know exactly how it needs to happen or how it will turn out. That is the perfectionism in us all that gets in the way, and it makes no sense. Anything great that has been created has gone through trials, started off as something else, or just completely failed only to provide insight into another opportunity.

What if it doesn’t work? Should I start by redoing my web site before I start marketing? How will my employees react?

March, I say. Begin at once. Little by little. When you screw up, admit it loud and clear. March, I say. As you move you will see different views of the mountain and more of your employees. Who is marching with you and who is not. This is valuable insight for you. You will see different responses from your customers – good and bad (both are great). You will soon be making better decisions because you will have more information from the marching you have already done. You will be building stronger relationships with the employees who want to march!

March, I say. Do it with a smile. Show your employees that it is fun to march. Marching will create some excitement. This may require you to beg a superior for some permission to try something new with you team, but make it happen. It will be fun for your team and soon they will go home and say to their significant other, “I like work more than I used to. We have fun and people generally care about each other”. Congratulations, you just saved your company money in employee retention, happy customers, and made a difference in the quality of life with an employee you are responsible for. All because you marched and did stuff….little by little.

That was you. What about your employees? Let them march. Many gurus call this empowerment. Whatever. Allow them to march without you telling them exactly how to do it. Resist the temptation to be so brilliant to tell them what to. That is exactly how you kill their excitement. Yes, mistakes will happen. Lets learn and talk about them.

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