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Right Too Early

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Sam Wheatley
Jul 08, 2026
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One of the stranger realities of leadership is that timing often matters more than accuracy.

a black and white photo of a sign that says soon
Photo by Samuel Regan-Asante on Unsplash

We like to believe organizations make decisions by carefully weighing evidence. Sometimes they do. More often they absorb new ideas only after enough experience has accumulated that the old explanation no longer works.

This creates a peculiar problem for leaders.

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