I wonder, what would the corporate world be like without the endless loops of communication, planning, sharing responsibility and activity organising. And we just focused on the doing.
What would organisations be able to achieve if we weren't spending time in endless loops?
Would the world be a different place?
Sparking some ways we could do this. What if....?
- The entire organisation had a 5-to-do rule. No more than 5 major areas of focus.
- Everyone does what they say they will, first time.
- The organisation celebrates when people say no.
- From an organisational perspective - making really clear goals, resource allocation and basis for achievement > lessens jockeying (and associated time wasting activities) and improves focus.
- Shorter time-frames for delivery (no more than 1 week)
- Have customer voting each week on what the org should do > pinpoint accuracy for delivery to customer needs.
- Say it is OK to fail. People try new things, better ways and stop wasting time covering their tush.
- Cookie cutter communications - clearly outlined 'you should communicate this and then', so people share what needs to be shared, without waste.
- The opposite - total acceptance of different working styles but ruthless accountability for the work that needs to be done.
- Task lists / business priorities with voting buttons - decisions made fast.
- Simple (gasp) paper signs on everyones desk - this is what I do, this is what I don't, this is what I decide.
- All work is integrated into some form of project, with project 'bubbles' sharing and overlapping. (note, need to be cautious with notional business aka SM style distraction
- Could have a 'mute' button on all incoming information streams for when we need to focus.
What are things you do, or could do to stop endless loops in your organisation?
Me, I'm going start with clarifying responsibilities and the post-it to-do list.
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