WASTED TIME: 4 Causes, and What to Do About Them

WASTED TIME4 CAUSES, AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT

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1. Lack of Foresight and Systems

2. Personnel Conflicts

3. Poor Organization

4. Poor Communication

4 Causes of WASTED TIME

Time to Prune!

CAUSE #1

Lack of Foresight and Systems

RECURRING CRISES

SYMPTOM

STRESS

RESULT

FAILURE

RESULT

A CRISIS THAT RECURSMUST NOT HAPPEN AGAIN

SOLUTION

SOLUTION

ARTICULATE AND IMPLEMENT SYSTEMS THAT PREEMT THE CRISIS

“The recurrent crises is simply a symptom of slovenliness and laziness.”

Drucker

Tough Love

CAUSE #2 Personnel Conflicts

TERRITORIES

SYMPTOM

SILOS

SYMPTOM

“BREAK IT UP”=WASTED TIME

RESULT

GET THE WRONG PEOPLE OFF THE BUS

SOLUTION

GET THE RIGHT PEOPLE ON THE BUS

SOLUTION

SOLUTION

GET THEM IN THEIR “HAPPY SEAT”

CAUSE #3 Poor Organization

ENDLESS MEETINGS TO “FIGURE STUFF OUT”

SYMPTOM

LOTS OF MEETINGS = NO WORK DONE

RESULT

WORK HARD TO SIMPLY SYSTEMS AND CLARIFY RESPONSIBILITES

SOLUTION

CAUSE #4 Poor Communication

CONFUSION

SYMPTOM

NO WORK DONE OR THE WRONG WORK DONE

RESULT

TIMELY COMMUNICATION

SOLUTION

TRANSLATED FOR THE AUDIENCE

SOLUTION

WASTED TIME

4 CAUSES, AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT

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