TOOL 1: Ten Urgency Accelerators

TOOL 1: Ten Urgency Accelerators

So what needs to be done next? What is the fastest way to experience the required changes? How can you muster the resources and urgency to battle a worthy enemy? 

Harvard Business School’s Michael Porter was one of the finest simplifiers of strategy. He had a list of the eight accelerators for an average company to break out of the monotony holding it back. I want to offer my reformulations to you as The Ten Urgency Accelerators, or baby steps, to build a sense of urgency in attacking your worthy enemy.

1. 1. Commit to reinforcing 1 of your strengths for 30 minutes per day
   2. Remove 3 barriers to your fighting, such as bad habits, backward-thinking friends,  and worries about uncontrollable factors.
   3. Study and rank the enemy’s opposites and weaknesses.
   4. Build a circle of advisors.
   5. Create a strategic vision to attack where the enemy is weakest.
   6. Bring three others onto the team and communicate your vision.
   7. Celebrate your short-term wins.
   8. Be relentless.
   9. Don’t give up or claim success too early.
   10. There’s only 1 rule: No delays. Take a baby step each day.