{"id":602,"date":"2019-07-27T10:52:49","date_gmt":"2019-07-27T10:52:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valshebnik.com\/blog\/?p=602"},"modified":"2019-07-27T10:52:49","modified_gmt":"2019-07-27T10:52:49","slug":"identifying-quick-wins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valshebnik.com\/blog\/identifying-quick-wins\/","title":{"rendered":"Identifying quick wins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the executives I am coaching in Russia has recently helped set up a new department on Sustainable Development. This is a new area for him (his background is commercial) and also for the chemical company for which he works. Consequently there are many different ideas from many people in the company about the types of \u2018sustainable development\u2019 projects this new but small group should be tackling.<\/p>\n<p>We were discussing the processes of selection between so many different sorts of ideas, some of which could take years, the factors involved and the skills needed, especially when you are not an expert in every area. 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