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Book It and Ship It

Episode 07

Book It and Ship It Podcast

Planning is essential, but success comes from implementation. Book It and Ship It means making a decision, putting it in motion, and managing the consequences.

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Success is 90% implementation

Leading a nonprofit demands passion, perseverance, the ability to make decisions and communicate them, and to manage the consequences. Making good decisions, timed right, is a significant challenge for any organization.

"Book it and ship it" is a plea to get on to execution. It's a way of saying, "No more dithering. We've done our best here; now let's put the decision in motion and see what happens." If problems develop, you manage them. But kicking the can down the road over and over just saps energy. While time should be spent on organizing, strategizing, and planning, success comes from the implementation of ideas.

The cost of perfect information

Time is wasted and opportunities are lost when people become fixated on having perfect information, rather than appreciating that there will never be enough information, nor will there be perfect decisions. And there will always be unexpected twists that can sabotage the best-laid plans, so having a Plan B at the ready is a sound practice.

Planning is essential but success comes from the implementation of your ideas. “Book It and Ship It”: Make a decision and manage the consequences.

— Jim Morgan

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Planning is essential but success comes from the implementation of your ideas. Book It and Ship It: Make a decision and manage the consequences.
— Jim Morgan

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