Do What You’ve Got To Do
Posted by Mitch Mitchell on May 12, 2015
It's strange how sometimes a thought will come to you and when you start thinking about it you realize that it's been hammering at you in more than one way, sometimes from more than one place.
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There's this concept of doing what you've got to do that's a big one for me, yet something I don't think about all the time. It manifests itself in more than one way for each of us based on what's going on in our lives at the time.
The first way it came to me was during my consultant's meeting last week when we discussed the generic topic Do You Follow Your Own Advice. One of the consultants there, who's also a health care finance consultant, was mentioning how at least 60% of his business is marketing and that his rate covers the time it takes him to prospect for new clients. The first part I needed to hear again; the second part was so new to me that I had an "A-Ha" moment; love that!
The second came from a conversation I was having with my wife based on her work ethic when compared to that of some of the people she's working with now, as well as some of the people she's worked with in other hospitals across the country over the last few years. It led to my writing an article titled Why Do You Work So Hard?, where I responded to her question by saying we have to do what we do because it's our reputation on the line and no one else's every time we decide to do or not do something. Frankly, basing our performance on how other people do things is distasteful; she agreed with me.
When I talk to people about leadership issues, I'm often saying that it's important for leaders to establish a certain behavior and manner in working with others. I also say that the ultimate goal should be success for everyone on the team, which leads to success in business, and not just the leader.
However, when I think more about this, I recognize that some leaders don't have the skills needed to do all of this. They still need them, but if they're lacking these skills then they should fall back on this premise of doing what they need to do or, to word it differently, doing what it takes to get things done.
After all, in business all of us in the end have to do what we've got to do to get things completed in the most efficient way possible. Hopefully the most thorough way, the most ethical way, the most cost effective way and the most beneficial way possible as well.
Of course this could be taken another way also but for the purposes of this article I think I'll leave it there for now. What's your thought?

Hi Mitch,
There are several domains so people need to do improve on skills or don’t need more practice, it totally depend in which domain they are working. But for most, it needs to prepare yourself for every upcoming challenge and accomplished the task for they have got.
Thanks
Jyoti
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Thanks Jyoti. We have to be ready to do what’s necessary to survive and succeed, even if it’s not the convention or the norm. Preparation is always key!
Hi Mitchell,
I am agree with you, A good leader first need good decision and leadership skills, Make giving success into business whith out both skills I saw always business growing down, I am so impressed by your article, Today is my first visit on your blog and found here some informative article.. thanks for this article mitchell
Regards
Mohd Arif
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Thanks Mohd. The thing is, one doesn’t have to know everything; they need to know when they don’t know sometimes, know how to find what they need and then be willing to accept the advice. After that things always get easier.
I used to live across the street from a bakery / cafe. One morning I saw my friend Nico having a coffee and pastry so I went over to join him. I asked him what time he was to be at work that morning.. He said ten minutes earlier. I asked if it was ok if he was late. He said he was not late because he counts his work hours as from the time he leaves his home.
“If I did not have to work I would not have left the house so…” he told me.
I presented that idea to my boss once. It did not go over too well.
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LOL! If you can get away with that way of thinking then more power to you. I don’t think I’d have gone for it either; I know I wouldn’t have.