Alchemy for Managers Weekly Tip – guest post from Paul Matthews.
‘I will do it…’ vs. ‘I will try to do it…’ Which one do you prefer to hear?
When you hear ‘I will try…’, challenge it if you can. Ask if they will do it, or not do it, and that ‘try’ does not give you any comfort about their ability to deliver.
And then when you hear yourself saying ‘I will try…’, challenge yourself. Do you want to be thought of as someone who delivers, or someone who just tries?
For Star Wars fans, there is a line by Yoda…
‘Do, or do not. There is no try.’
Article by Paul Matthews
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