Initiators

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The world needs more Initiators. Initiators get the ball rolling while others stand around talking about the ball and ball-rolling dynamics.

Should we use a ball?
Should the ball be blue? Red?
Who should roll it?
Who wants to roll it?
Where should we roll it?
Should we roll out as we walk, or just push it and let it go?
Where are the instructions for the ball?
Where will the ball end up?
How come we don’t have details on this ball from management?!
Our leadership stinks!

Too many people talk about the dynamics of work rather than actually getting work done. Initiators, really, are uncommon. As far as Initiators are concerned, dynamics aren’t roadblocks, they just, well, exist. Dynamics only frame an action, they rarely prevent it or stop it once it’s going, though they may slow it down. Initiators are optimists. They know that the first key to successfully completing any task is getting it going.

Projects get started, products are introduced, contacts and partnerships spring forth, new markets are tapped into…all by Initiators. People with the vision to get things rolling. Are you an Initiator?

Next up: Finishers.

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