BRICOLEUR vERSUS PLANNER

Are you a bricoleur or a planner?

Do you look at your fridge and make do with what you have or do you list down what you don't have and have a trip to the grocery?

Do you look at what's already working in your organization and build from your bench strength or you're always looking for some best practice out there and apply it across the board?

Do you have a tendency to conform to the standards of 'doing things right' or your organization create your own good practice consciously?

In resource-scarce and start-from-scratch organizations, bricolage is not just pragmatic but it helps managers and leaders get on with their agenda. They shun the demand to be 'follow the dream' with more inputs, but understand that their paths can lead them to second-best options.

In a perfect environment, the best planners win. In a non-perfect world, the bricoleurs and improvisers get things done and accumulate rapid success with less.  Talent, creativity, and improvisation are great combinations in times of crisis and ambiguities.

Know yourself and the connections, networks, knowledge, and resources that you have at your disposal. 

Dig in deep and marvel at what you can achieve, now.

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