“Grow Regardless is a must read for a hands on Business Owner. I loved the real life story of not just talking about it, but doing it. Joe Mechlinski lives this stuff everyday.” - Mike T.
When you look at what’s happening—or not happening—in Washington, it’s clear that our officials have a hard time taking action. I believe choosing to do nothing is a form of choosing something. In this case, the ramifications of “nothing” are not negligible. Among many other consequences, the sequestration will cut Small Business Administration guaranteed loans to the tune of $540 million this year—not cool!
Representatives, left and right, bemoan the situation, describing it in terms of being “unable” to take action. Call it what it is: lack of momentum and just plain old inertia.
This is why we sent a copy of Grow Regardless to several key members of Congress. We do not believe we have the only answer… but Grow Regardless could be also stated as Go Regardless (thanks to eQ client, Mark D for coining this)!
For entrepreneurs and CEOs, I would liken this to getting stuck: waiting for more proof before you invest in growth, doing more research and development instead of doing more execution, delaying a key hiring decision, or endlessly tinkering with the new website until its perfect.
Don’t fail to take action when everything around you is screaming for somebody, please, to just do something. Most business owners know the importance of decisive action, and the sequestration is a great reminder that doing nothing has real consequences.
Peter Sims has an excellent book, Little Bets: How Breakthrough Ideas Emerge from Small Discoveries. He argues that to move forward, we must be willing to make small bets. The alternative, waiting months and years until everything is guaranteed, is a path to stagnancy or even regression. Just move forward. Of course, Sims advocates for the smart bet and the savvy judgment. But, willingness to make the little bet can be less risky, in the long run, than staying frozen in place until every single sign says “Go.”
To help you Go Regardless, here is a training video: 5 Critical Steps to Change.
In this video, you’ll learn: how to engage your team and ask the right questions to create an organizational change, using the five steps.
This, too, applies to our government. If we seem to be hurtling toward a crisis, do something! Entrepreneurs know this instinctively. If your company is running out of money, you’d better make a decision, because if you don’t, you will soon find yourself without any options. The lesson? Take action. Go, regardless!
Beyond this, we are resolved to practice what we preach. Here are 5 “go-ing regardless” moments at eQ:
These are just a few of the ways the eQ team is working to help other small businesses Grow Regardless—help us keep the movement going and purchase a copy of Grow Regardless for you or a friend or post a review on Amazon.com if you’ve already finished the book.
Joe Mechlinski is the bestselling author of Grow Regardless, CEO of entreQuest, and has partnered with countless leaders to effectively improve their team’s performance, their clients’ experience, and their company’s profits