Cue the Consultants.

The problem with many ‘strategic directions’ planning begins with the reality that we don’t know where we are - to begin planning where we want to be.

‘Planning’ and then 'selling the plan’ in ‘roadshows’ then ‘moving’ become busywork substitutes for doing the unsexy work of improving where we are. Those who have the time and resources to plan to plan, then to facilitate discussing the plan, then selling the plan to the punters, have the luxury not known to those trying to do today’s work.

It’s voodoo thinking that ‘somewhere else’ is bound to be better than ‘here’ - especially when we’re not sure where ‘here’ is. And that the time consuming and distracting activity of planning and ‘moving’ to that other place that is not here, is virtuous.

No sooner have we planned, sold, and commenced ‘moving’ - than someone says it’s time to plan, sell, and move again.

Cue the change management and leadership and wellness consultants hired to help us overcome our despair.