Q: “What’s our approach for this year’s audit?”
A: “Sally Method.”
And that’s how an auditor can shortcut their work. It’s a tried and true method for getting a quick start, ensuring consistency with the prior year’s audit, and making sure that’s nothing obvious gets missed.
Q: “What’s our big goal for the new year?”
A: “Let’s see if we can beat last year’s growth by a few percentage points.” (Sally Method)
Nobody can argue against growth, especially if it beats what we did last year.
“We can’t change the rules of the game. It’s tradition to play it this way.” (Sally Method)
Tradition usually wins.
Sally…Same As Last Year (the second L is silent).
It’s quick, it’s easy, and it’s safe.
Life outside the box that Sally creates is scary. It’s filled with uncertainty. It can lead to failure. It can lead to embarrassment (something we fear more than failure).
But, it’s also the best place to find new ideas, opportunities for new exploration, and new growth.
What if we start with Sally (the easy starting point), and then opt for more? Not only something more but something different? Something radical, and maybe even a little nonsensical?
When we give ourselves permission to explore and fail, we unleash a power that Sally can’t imagine or contain.
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