When you are creating comedy on-the-spot without a script, you don't have time to pause, think about things, wish you had more props to play with, or think deeply about what your next line will be.
Because the spotlight is hot, the audience is waiting, and crickets are death to comedians.
In improv-comedy, you Just Do It. Take a risk. Jump. Fail harder.
The same principle applies to leadership. Nike was onto something when they coined the phrase, Just Do It. It's ok (and fun!) to move fast and break things!
When I was studying comedy at Second City, a documentary crew caught up with the mainstage actors. When the comedians asked for an audience suggestion and "Driver's Ed" was yelled back, they had to spring into action and just do it.
No time for an actual car to sit in - just do it:
This same principle applies to leadership.
Sometimes you don't have the car on-hand; you gotta lead forward and just do it.
Paralysis kills forward movement. Nobody is inspired by hand-wringing.
Don't just stick your toe into the water... Cannonball!
Because that's where the fun and the magic is.
