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Ringing Doorbells Without Howitzers

 
Author: Brent Filson
 

< P > M a n y o p e r a t i o n s l e a d e r s h a v e b e e n t h e r e , d o n e t h a t w i t h r e - e n g i n e e r i n g . A n d t h e y r e p o r t , i n e f f e c t , t h a t t h e p r o c e s s i s l i k e r i n g i n g a d o o r b e l l w i t h a h o w i t z e r s h e l l . < / P > < P > R e d u c i n g c o s t s t h r o u g h w h o l e s a l e l a y o f f s o s t e n s i b l y t i e d t o u l t i m a t e r e s u l t s p r o v i d e s q u i c k h i t s o n b a l a n c e s h e e t s , b u t i t s c l u m s y b l o w s c a n r a i s e h e l l w i t h o p e r a t i o n s . < / P > < P > O p e r a t i o n a l r e s u l t s c a n b e a c h i e v e d c o n s i s t e n t l y w i t h p r e c i s i o n a n d p o w e r n o t w h e n p e o p l e a r e t a k e n o u t o f t h e o r g a n i z a t i o n b u t i n s t e a d p u t b a c k i n . < / P > < P > " P u t t i n g p e o p l e i n " d o e s n ' t m e a n a d d i n g h e a d c o u n t b u t i n s t e a d p u t t i n g p e o p l e i n t o t h e m i x o f v i t a l f a c t o r s t h a t c o n t r i b u t e t o o p e r a t i o n s r e s u l t s ? h a v i n g p o w e r w i t h p e o p l e , n o t o v e r p e o p l e . < / P > < P > J u s t a s w e ' r e s u p p o s e d t o u s e o n l y a f r a c t i o n o f o u r b r a i n s ' c a p a b i l i t i e s , s o I ' m c o n v i n c e d , w o r k i n g w i t h b u s i n e s s e s i n m a j o r i n d u s t r i e s , t h a t f e w o r g a n i z a t i o n s c o m e c l o s e t o a c h i e v i n g t h e i r p o t e n t i a l o p e r a t i o n a l r e s u l t s . < / P > < P > T h a t ' s b e c a u s e m a n y o p e r a t i o n s l e a d e r s i g n o r e o n e o f t h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t a s p e c t s o f o p e r a t i o n a l e f f e c t i v e n e s s : t h e h u m a n h e a r t . < / P > < P > W h e n I s p e a k o f t h e h e a r t , I s p e a k o f t h a t i n t u i t i v e , e m o t i o n a l , f e e l i n g a s p e c t o f a l l o f u s . < / P > < P > N o q u e s t i o n : I t ' s n o t j u s t t e c h n o l o g y a n d e q u i p m e n t t h a t d r i v e s o p e r a t i o n a l s u c c e s s . I t ' s e m p l o y e e s . C l e a r l y , t h e y m u s t b e s k i l l e d a n d k n o w l e d g e a b l e , b u t t h e y a l s o m u s t b e e m o t i o n a l l y c o m m i t t e d t o t h e i r w o r k . T h e y m u s t b e m o t i v a t e d . < / P > < P > Y e t m o s t o p e r a t i o n a l s t r a t e g i e s a n d p r o g r a m s f o c u s o n r a t i o n a l n o t e m o t i o n a l / m o t i v a t i o n a l c o n s i d e r a t i o n s a n d s o l e t g r e a t o p p o r t u n i t i e s s l i p a w a y . < / P > < P > T o u n d e r s t a n d h o w q u a n t u m l e a p s i n r e s u l t s c a n b e a c h i e v e d , f a r b e y o n d r e - e n g i n e e r i n g ' s c a p a b i l i t i e s , l e t ' s v i e w o p e r a t i o n s t h r e e b i g d r i v e r s ? ? c o s t - r e d u c t i o n , p r o d u c t i v i t y a n d e f f i c i e n c y ? i n t e r m s o f m o t i v a t i o n a l f a c t o r s . < / P > < P > C o s t - r e d u c t i o n : O p e r a t i o n s f o u n d e r w h e n t h e y f a i l t o a c h i e v e c o n t i n u o u s c o s t - r e d u c t i o n s . A l e a d e r o f a w o r l d m a n u f a c t u r i n g o r g a n i z a t i o n t o l d m e , " O n e o f m y m o s t t e n a c i o u s l e a d e r s h i p c h a l l e n g e s i s m o t i v a t i n g e m p l o y e e s t o n e v e r s t o p g e t t i n g c o s t s o u t o f o u r p l a n t s a n d p r o c e s s e s . " < / P > < P > L e s s o n : C o s t - r e d u c t i o n i s a l e a d e r s h i p i s s u e . I t ' s a n i s s u e i n w h i c h l e a d e r s d o n ' t o r d e r p e o p l e t o d o a j o b b u t m o t i v a t e t h o s e p e o p l e t o w a n t t o d o t h e j o b . I t ' s i n t h e r e a l m o f w a n t t o t h a t s i g n i f i c a n t c o s t r e d u c t i o n s t a k e p l a c e . < / P > < P > A c t i o n : I n s t i t u t e c o m p r e h e n s i v e s t r a t e g i e s , p r o c e s s e s , a n d m e a s u r e m e n t s t h a t f o c u s o n h a v i n g e m p l o y e e s b e a r d e n t l y c o m m i t t e d t o g e t t i n g c o n t i n u o u s c o s t r e d u c t i o n s , a n d t h o s e r e d u c t i o n s w i l l f a r o u t p a c e t h e o n e s a c h i e v e d t h r o u g h r e - e n g i n e e r i n g . < / P > < P > P r o d u c t i v i t y : C l e a r l y , p r o d u c t i v i t y i s n ' t a b o u t d o i n g t h i n g s s i m p l y f a s t e r b u t a l s o b e t t e r . T o s p e e d u p a n d b e m o r e p r o d u c t i v e , e m p l o y e e s m u s t s l o w d o w n , r e c o n s i d e r t h e i r s i t u a t i o n , r e e v a l u a t e t h e i r e d u c a t i o n a n d t r a i n i n g , t h e n t a k e n e w a c t i o n . O n l y e m p l o y e e s w h o h a v e a s t r o n g e m o t i o n a l c o m m i t m e n t t o t h e i r j o b s d o w e l l i n t h a t s e q u e n c e o f a c t i o n s . < / P > < P > L e s s o n : F i f t e e n m i n u t e s b e f o r e s h i f t c h a n g e , a m a c h i n e s t a r t s t o b r e a k d o w n . T h e m o t i v a t e d o p e r a t o r w i l l s t a y w i t h t h a t m a c h i n e u n t i l i t s f i x e d o r h e w i l l a t l e a s t g e t a r e p a i r p r o c e s s u n d e r w a y . O n t h e o t h e r h a n d , t h e l e s s - t h a n - m o t i v a t e d o p e r a t o r w i l l p u n c h o u t a n d l e t t h e n e x t s h i f t o p e r a t o r t a k e c a r e o f t h e p r o b l e m . I n c i d e n t s l i k e t h e s e a r e c o m m o n a n d c o s t c o u n t l e s s b i l l i o n s o f d o l l a r s i n l o s t p r o d u c t i v i t y . < / P > < P > A c t i o n : D e v e l o p o p e r a t i o n a l s y s t e m s t h a t a r e w o v e n i n t o t h e v e r y d r i v i n g f o r c e o f p r o d u c t i v i t y : t h e h e a r t f e l t c o n v i c t i o n s o f t h e r a n k - a n d - f i l e . < / P > < P > E f f i c i e n c y : B u s i n e s s e s c a n n o t c o m p e t e w e l l s i m p l y b y s e l l i n g w h a t t h e y m a k e . I n s t e a d , t h e y h a v e t o m a k e w h a t t h e y s e l l . W h i c h m e a n s t h a t o p e r a t i o n s m u s t b e c l o s e l y c o n n e c t e d t o t h e s e l l , t h e c u s t o m e r . A n d b e c a u s e c u s t o m e r n e e d s c h a n g e r a p i d l y , o p e r a t i o n s m u s t c h a n g e w i t h t h e m o r r i s k m a k i n g i n e f f i c i e n c y a n i n s t i t u t i o n . < / P > < P > L e s s o n : E f f i c i e n c y b e g i n s i n o n e p l a c e : w i t h s m a l l - u n i t l e a d e r s h i p , t h e l e a d e r s h i p o f t h e s u p e r v i s o r s a n d f r o n t - l i n e m a n a g e r s . I n t r y i n g t o r e a l i z e o p e r a t i n g e f f i c i e n c i e s , t o p l e a d e r s o f t e n g e t j a m m e d u p i n s m a l l - u n i t l e a d e r m e a t - g r i n d e r s . T o p l e a d e r s c a n u s u a l l y p e r s u a d e t h e i r d i r e c t r e p o r t s t o p a r t i c i p a t e i n t h e c h a n g e s n e e d e d t o m a k e e f f i c i e n c i e s h a p p e n . < / P > < P > H o w e v e r , t h e f a r m o r e i m p o r t a n t t a s k i s t o p e r s u a d e t h e s m a l l - u n i t l e a d e r s t o c h a m p i o n t h o s e c h a n g e s . S m a l l - u n i t l e a d e r s , w h o d o n ' t b u y - i n , c a n a n d w i l l m a k e m i n c e m e a t o f a n y o p e r a t i o n a l p r o g r a m . < / P > < P > A c t i o n : G e t s m a l l - u n i t l e a d e r s t o c h a m p i o n y o u r c h a n g e s a t t h e b e g i n n i n g o f t h e c h a n g e p r o c e s s t o i n s u r e t h a t t h o s e c h a n g e s t a k e r o o t . < / P > < P > I n s u m m a r y : W h e n d r i v i n g c o s t - r e d u c t i o n s , p r o d u c t i v i t y a n d e f f i c i e n c y , a v o i d t h e r e - e n g i n e e r i n g r e f l e x o f r i n g i n g d o o r b e l l s b y r o l l i n g u p c a n n o n s . I n s t e a d , r o l l o u t s i m p l e , p r e c i s e s t r a t e g i e s t i e d t o t h e h e a r t f e l t n e e d s o f s k i l l e d e m p l o y e e s ? t h e n l e t t h e m g e t t h e b i g r e s u l t s . < / P > < P > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = < B R > 2 0 0 5 ? T h e F i l s o n L e a d e r s h i p G r o u p , I n c . A l l r i g h t s r e s e r v e d . < B R > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = < / P > < P > P E R M I S S I O N T O R E P U B L I S H : T h i s a r t i c l e m a y b e r e p u b l i s h e d i n n e w s l e t t e r s a n d o n w e b s i t e s p r o v i d e d a t t r i b u t i o n i s p r o v i d e d t o t h e a u t h o r , a n d i t a p p e a r s w i t h t h e i n c l u d e d c o p y r i g h t , r e s o u r c e b o x a n d l i v e w e b s i t e l i n k . E m a i l n o t i c e o f i n t e n t t o p u b l i s h i s a p p r e c i a t e d b u t n o t r e q u i r e d : m a i l t o : b r e n t @ a c t i o n l e a d e r s h i p . c o m < / P >

 
 
 

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