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Urgency… means that significant numbers of people wake up each morning and have… a compelling desire to do something to move the organization toward a big strategic opportunity.
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When people have a true sense of urgency around a big strategic opportunity, they instinctively look for something they can do each day to push the enterprise…
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Developing the mega-force of strategic urgency requires… [people to] think seriously about what it means, and be open to and excited about new possibilities.
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Forced to listen… you are more likely to feel annoyed than to develop any sense of true urgency.
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Nothing is as powerful in opening masses of minds… creating a sense of urgency around a big competitive opportunity than role modeling.
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A large part of the effective and relentless role modeling of urgency is to make visible and celebrate any seized opportunities – even if they are small wins…
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Great urgency that drives people in a dozen different directions achieves nothing.
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People who create successful dual systems center the creation of great urgency around opportunity, not vision…
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…vision statements, as a vehicle to build urgency, all too easily make people feel as if they are being talked down to, and – big surprise – they don’t like being treated [that way].
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Exceptionally few people are hooked – in terms of strong positive feelings of urgency… if an idea is all head and no heart.
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