What’s More Important?
Market growth or market share?
New geographies or new competencies?
Team leaders or team members?
Process or progress?
Planning to achieve or achieving against plan?
Strategy or tactics?
Five year plan or annual operating plan?
Getting started or getting done?
Leadership or management?
Hiring fast or terminating quick?
A single superstar or a group of good teammates?
A path with modest success or a giant leap with great potential?
Great pedigree or great performance?
Degrees or experience?
Written or verbal communications?
Proven track record or current success?
A very big pipeline or one very marquee client?
A great performance rating or a contract extension?
Loving what you do or needing what you love?
Warmth in great cold or cool in great warmth?
Friends in tough times or Good times with no friends?
Getting things done and being despised by many or being loved by lots and getting nothing done?
Being awesome at preparing briefings or being very good at conveying a message?
Having lots of breadth with little depth or having lots of depth with very little breadth?
Spending a short time with someone you love or spending lots of time with several you like?
Being convicted or being convinced?
Being certain and then wrong or being unsure but then right?
Being passionate for a short time or being comfortable for a long time?
Being a hero 1 out of 5 times or being ok 5 out of 5?
An hour spent listening or an hour spent talking?
A message received or a message conveyed?