Doing any business, personal of professional, by exception can be an expensive and draining proposition. Exceptions must be well thought-out with a willingness and readiness to have a process that's there to accommodate the effort. Know your process well enough to make decitions in the direction of supporting it fully. Commit to it without exception. Your changing the rules in mid game changes the whole structure of the game and its outcomes.
Opportunities arise where an exception can be made which seems appropriate at the moment.
Risk management means increasing the probability that the outcome is predictably in your favor. Coach John S. Nagy is CEO and Lead Business Coach for Coaching for Success. Inc., a Business Coaching Service specifically designed for top level decision makers dedicated to peak performance in all facets of their activities. He s hired to focus them continuously in activities that bring higher returns on their resource use. His programs are for the seriously committed.