Excellent piece . This has been a real lightbulb for me too. I’ve often advocated for better planning only to be frustrated by ripping up the plan. “Responding to change over following the plan” - now where have I heard that before?! The plan is very useful to know what the trade off is when the urgent/important work arises but if the strategy is reactive it should be a light touch, loosely held plan, with no mention of the word ‘commit’!
Excellent piece . This has been a real lightbulb for me too. I’ve often advocated for better planning only to be frustrated by ripping up the plan. “Responding to change over following the plan” - now where have I heard that before?! The plan is very useful to know what the trade off is when the urgent/important work arises but if the strategy is reactive it should be a light touch, loosely held plan, with no mention of the word ‘commit’!