It seems that we sometimes spend 90% of our time talking about all the great things we would do if some things were different. If we had more people onsite then ... if we had a greater budget then ... if we had more experienced people then ... etc. Does that sound familiar to you? If it does, challenge this situation! Ask why we have to talk so much before we can get anything changed, started or done. Raise the urgency level to speed up the discussions and get ready to make a decision. Yes, this is part of what management and leadership is about, you have to make decisions. You will not always have the data you need and so you need to get comfortable with making decisions based on incomplete data. Just to be clear, I'm not recommending you to jump into action after one short discussion but instead of getting lost in Analysis-Paralysis you should strive to get started.
What counts in the end is that you and your team have delivered something useful. You will not get credit for all the great thoughts you had or for all the huge documents you've produced but for what products or services you have provided to your customers.
