05/27/2020

Toward A New And Better Normal

Once COVID-19 passes, we must appreciate new learnings

As we near the light at the end of this strange tunnel in which we’ve been, most of us are in the process of trying to get back to normal at work. I’d encourage CEOs to leave behind some aspects of the old normal for a new and better one. Here are a few things that may be worth abandoning.

Over-Engineering. I have always been a big fan—and I mean a BIG fan—of the quick and dirty, 80/20 approach to project management, and I’m going to double down on it here. During these past few months, many of us have seen more good ideas than ever go from conception to implementation in record time with minimal over-engineering.

We seem to be getting more done with less polishing, tweaking and fretting—and it’s actually a lot more gratifying. This happened because our goals become clearer and the stakes become higher during a crisis, allowing us to ignore silos and find ways to create and implement solutions without overthinking, nitpicking and fear of failure. We’re not insisting on perfection but focusing on the essential elements of a product or program and moving quickly.

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