5's start the dancing

You may be thinking but no one else is doing it so perhaps I should wait. Only if you want to line up behind those who beat you to the punch. There is a beautiful analogy of going to a dance and thinking about whou you will invite.
Imagine that the population under consideration is in groups numbered 1 - 5 and they all fit under a bell shaped curve; ie normally distrubted. The 1's and 2's are outliers on one end and the 4's and 5's are outliers on the other end with the 3s making up the bulk of the population under the bell part of the curve. You won't invite the 1's and 2's because they will either be disruptive or so withdrawn they will contribute nothing. You will invite the 3's because they will eventually dance and create a good party. You will also invite the 4's because they will at least tap their feet to the music when it starts. However you must invite the 5's because although they are kind of 'out there' and 'risky' they will get up and dance as soon as the music starts to play.
You see you need them to get the party started and business needs them too to get the next phase launched before the competitiors beat you too the punch. If you are not a 5 and you don't have any 5's on the leadership team now might be the time to find one and position your business for the good times ahead.