Creating Impact: Avoiding Reckless Persistence

When we can’t let go of unproductive projects before they finish, we can rob our organization of the time and resources needed to pursue higher-value opportunities. Furthermore, finishing for the sake of finishing can result in a Pyrrhic victory in which success inflicts such heavy tolls on the winners (and their teams) that the victory is indistinguishable from defeat.

In the wake of these battles lie exhausted, alienated colleagues who become reluctant to join the next campaign, and burnout abounds.