Last week, we got our first “arctic blast” here in South Texas. The thermometer dipped below 80 degrees for a daytime high. And for my wife, that means taking the hardtop off her 2002 turquoise Ford Thunderbird convertible. That car is FUN to drive! Especially with the hardtop off and the ragtop down. Crisp, cool wind blowing through what’s left of my hair as I zoom down the road.
Driving has always been a therapeutic experience for me. When I was a little kid and couldn’t get to sleep, my parents tossed me in the back seat and drove around for a while. I zonked out pretty easily, I’m told. Today, Melissa and I survey the back country roads of South Texas in her convertible as a therapeutic and bonding time. There’s just something about “a journey” that feels right to me.
And that’s one of the reasons I’ve used the analogy of a road trip in the Roadmap2Destiny program. Because strategic planning and project management don’t have to just be about the destination. They can also be about the journey.
Strategic planning and project management don’t have to just be about the destination. They can also be about the journey.
Tracy Hunt
In my experience, no other program, project or strategic management program cares about the journey. They’re only focused on the goal and why we’re not there yet. Other management approaches feel like that whiny kid in the back seat who’s constantly asking, “Are we there yet?” Every 10 minutes. On a 36-hour trip. To me, that’s not effective management. It’s not effective motivation. And it’s piss poor leadership.
The Roadmap2Destiny approach is different. It’s about effective management – of yourself and your team. It’s about effective motivation – of yourself, your team, and people who aren’t even on your team…yet. It’s about superior leadership – of yourself, so that you can effectively lead others.
Are you ready for an approach to strategic planning and project management that gets you to your destination through honoring your journey? Or are you willing to settle for the whiny kid in the back seat?
