Planning is really important. I think a lot of blunders happen because people don’t always take the time the think through some of the obvious things-that-could-go-wrong scenarios.

But I also think that a lot of people have a tendency to over-think, over-analyze and over-plan. Sometimes, you need to learn to settle for good enough. Create a decent working model, put it out there, and make tweaks and improvements as you go along.

I wouldn’t want to buy an iPod that had a ton of errors and issues in it (though that doesn’t seem to stop Windows from putting out new versions of their software). But a new tool or resource like Twitter or Facebook or gMail? I’m more than happy to beta test that and help work the bugs out.

When you go to launch a new product or service – whether its a program for your employees, a blog for your customers, or a new product – figuring out when you need to plan for every possible situation, and when “good enough” actually is good enough, can help you actually do more stuff that matters.

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