The Best Tactic Isn’t Always Repeatable
Do you need to hire more employees, need more revenue, or you are looking for a way to fast-track you to the top? People often listen for the best tactic or what worked elsewhere in an attempt to replicate it. It may be possible but not always probable.
When you attend the conference or the business meeting there are often discussions about best practices. One fallacy is that often people are discussing their luckiest opportunity but it is presented as a common practice.
What worked once may not always work again especially when it comes to people, mindset, and socio-economic conditions.
Getting your biggest client may have been by luck. A chance encounter, the right place at the right time. Perhaps you met at a business meeting, in a first-class seat on an airplane, or while vacationing at Disney World in Florida.
Does that mean that you should spend each day flying around the country in a first-class seat or hanging out at Disney World?
Have you considered your best tactic? When it comes to business success, personal success, or navigating through your career, what is your best tactic?
Best Tactic
Is it repeatable?
There are some people who should be advising no people. It could even be your own thinking or mindset, an attempt to help yourself but you stay stuck.
Best tactics are likely repeatable tactics. The tactic that when practiced over and over will yield favorable results.
A farmer might plant thousands of seeds, it takes special care, but it is a proven repeatable tactic.
Meeting your largest customer on an airplane can happen, but it is much more by chance than by strategy. At the same time being prepared if the opportunity arises is a good tactic.
People often underestimate the value of repetitive actions or behaviors. The habits that you prepare for and practice every day are the best indicator of what your future success might look like.
When you are giving advice, or seeking it, be cautious of the questions you ask. Be even more cautious of the answers you receive and the strategy you deploy based on the information.
A chance encounter or a lucky break may never occur exactly the same way a second time. However, the tactic of being prepared should it happen may bring you more luck.
-DEG
Dennis E. Gilbert is a business consultant, speaker (CSPTM), and culture expert. He is a five-time author and the founder of Appreciative Strategies, LLC. His business focuses on positive human performance improvement solutions through Appreciative Strategies®. Reach him through his website at Dennis-Gilbert.com or by calling +1 646.546.5553.
