#110: Creativity & Structure: Timing

Almost all problems, big and small, go thru this pattern.

In the initial stage:

• Its more important to be effective.
• Select a strategy (that means saying 'no' more than saying 'yes').
• Prioritize and focus on what is important.
• Resist the temptation to get carried away with 'gloom and doom' predictions or with cause and effect proposals that have not been tested and verified.
• Take baby steps till clarity on problems/opportunity arises.
  

In the latter stage:

• Its more important to be efficient.
• Do more with less.
• Capacity utilization is critical.

Each stage requires specific behaviors and techniques. Misapplication of either leads to wasted effort and frustration. Find out which stage you are in and then plan for success.