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What does it mean?
Adopting new ideas requires persistent effort and bravery over time.
In plain terms
You must fight hard to make good ideas work.
What can you take from it?
Implementation takes courage and patience.

Where it applies

  • organizational change
  • policy adoption

Putting it to work

  • build stakeholder support
  • plan for long term adoption

Questions to consider

  • Why is this idea failing?
  • Do I have enough energy to persist?

Another view

Patience can sometimes lead to missed opportunities.

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