GREGG THOMPSON across at Blue Point Leadership Development writes:

“Many of us who lead organizations go through a very similar routine this time of the year. We start by admonishing ourselves for the mistakes of the past year – the projects left undone and the opportunities not seized. We grit our teeth, clean off our desks, start a fresh notebook and resolve to make significant changes in the way we will work in the coming year. Year after year, the same resolutions are made:

1. I’ve just got to get organized. (“If I can just create a better way of dealing with this relentless stream of email, improve my scheduling and sort out this mess of papers in my briefcase, I’ll be able to spend more time doing the really important leadership stuff.”)

2. This year, I will set priorities. (“I’ve got to stop doing a bunch of things, no matter how cool and interesting, and discipline myself to do only the strategic stuff.”)

3. I promise to delegate more. (“If I can only get others to do the things I don’t want to do and to work as hard and smart as me, I’ll be free to do the high value-added stuff.”)
I have news for you (and me).

While these are worthy goals, the truth is we will all still be at the same spot next year, fussing about the way we are organizing, prioritizing and delegating. But what would happen if we were determined to make a real change in the way we lead our organizations this year? Perhaps we should ask ourselves the more compelling question: what will happen in our organization this year if nothing changes in the way we lead?

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