Tell me one thing you need to execute this project efficiently, the king requested. The man, understanding ordinances in the kingdom, asked for one thing: permit me to use the timbers from the king’s forest. That was a solid playbook because the king’s timbers will always go with the king’s best builders, carpenters, security, etc, since in ancient Persia, the penalty for wasting any timber from the king’s forest was death.
In other words, the most catalytic element for a successful project was getting approval for that project to be built from timbers from the king’s forest.
In your project assignment at work, what is your x-factor, that variable which has the most important impact on the project outcome? Can you learn from Nehemiah and ask your boss for “timbers from the king’s forest” which practically secures success for that project.
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People, if the boss approves for those special “timbers” to be used, he/she has executed that project for you! But you MUST ask for the timbers! Indeed, ask for the “timbers”.
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Comment: Trying to figure out right now, the king that’ll grant me permission to use his timber to execute my business.
My Response: Focus on the timber, not the king. The lesson here is understanding the most important thing you need for success. And that “timber” does not need to be warehoused by a king. Let me share how I see this, what you ask people is more important than what you think they have. I went to deliver a technical paper on building microprocessors about a decade ago.
When I finished, one man came to me and said: you impressed me so much. What can I do for you? I told him: I want an Intel Corp FPGA license for Africa. That license has everything in our industry. Today, my company is the only company in Africa that is an INTEL FPGA certified and authorized partner .
So, focus on the “timber”. There are many kings with forests.
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