Your stakeholders won’t tolerate failure.

Investors, lenders, executives, end-users, and the communities in which you build, all have high expectations of project delivery. Satisfying their expectations is essential for a project to be called a success.

However, delivering success for these stakeholders is unlikely if you don’t know the local approval process, who the bad contractors are, or which vendors can solve unique problems you are facing. Additionally, a new project delivery method may not succeed if you don’t understand the nuances of a local geography.

“Without struggle there is no progress” – Frederick Douglas

If you have to devote yourself to the struggle, then you could be sucked into the details, distracting from your highest and best use.

How can you do new things without getting distracted by the details?