INSTINCTIVELY WARY

This topic reminds me of the oft-quoted and frequently ignored adage “Fools rush in where angels fear to tread”.

I am also reminded of the paper presented to a Northern Territory leaders conference in 1992 by Professor Frederik Wirt. His paper “Will The Centre Hold“ made a big impact on my thinking. Wirt talked about the fact that we are so taken by the need to progress, expand, enlarge and become magnificent, that we overlook consolidation and building on organisational and indeed personal foundations.

I am wary and at times reluctant to move too soon in a particular change direction. I want proof that any move toward change will be based on careful pre-consideration. That idiom is part of my personal approach.

To this end, I don’t trust my instincts to lead me in a particular direction without careful consideration of the pros and cons likely to come into play.

If this means making haste slowly, so be it. Decisions leading to foolish outcomes need to be avoided.