Speed is the New Strategy
Do you want results today, next week, or next year?
Would you trade a guaranteed small win tomorrow for a shot at a big win next year with no guarantee?
Would you pay more to collapse the timeline?
AI promises speed. But the truth is, you never needed AI to move fast.
What slows businesses down isn't a lack of tools. It's inertia. It's bureaucracy. It's people waiting for perfect when progress was already possible.
I’ve had a front row seat inside thousands of companies across industries and stages.
Here’s the truth about what i’ve seen…
Most of them are carrying dead weight: legacy systems, outdated assumptions, bloated processes, decision-making bottlenecks hiding behind the word “strategy.”
Want to move faster?
Speed doesn’t mean being reckless. It means being decisive.
It means doing the hard thinking up front so you can move at lighting speed once it’s time.
The most dangerous thing a successful business can do is slow down and rest on their past accomplishments.
My hunch is that you didn’t win by being slow. You won because you moved when others hesitated. Then you hired people who didn’t carry that same urgency. Then the tools changed. Then the culture softened. And before you knew it, progress became optional.
What are you still holding onto that’s slowing you down?
If you want to play the new game, you have to drop the old playbook.
There’s too much at stake to coast. There’s too much upside in speed.
Let’s pick up the pace.
Poll Results: The results are in from last week’s survey:
We’ve got a tie:
50% of voters said they are charging into the future
50% of voters said they are waiting to see others go first
If an Exit is anywhere on your horizon, speed matters.
Our new Exit Ready Sprint is built to collapse indecision, expose risk, and get you in fighting shape - fast. Don’t wait until you’re forced to move. Move now while you still have leverage.
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Special thank you to everyone who has purchased my latest book Do Good Work and to all who have sent me a personal message.
Song of the week…
Tim Martinez
“The Inside Man”
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