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September 2021 #13266 Page #37
Solve The Most Pressing Problems with A Different Mindset Chronic employee staffing shortages can be a blatant sign that a company’s employment practices need improvement. One should be very hesitant to blame external forces beyond a given reasonable period. Too many companies are simply blind to their overall company’s poor employee practices in today’s ever-challenging landscape.
Todd Drummond
mployee staffing issues, productivity enhancements, profit improvement, and every other aspect of your business always need further refinement. Yet human behavior seems hellbent on solving or improving a given area by using the same practices used in the past. Every consultation is different, yet some things remain the same. People are creatures of habit, and some of the issues dealt with during the consultations are very similar. For making positive changes and improvements, see the following three key areas that need to be addressed.
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Key area number one is “Time Management” – Every department head should set aside time every month to follow Stephen Covey’s time management concepts. “Are you too busy for improvement? Frequently, I am rebuffed by people who say they are too busy and have no time for such activities. I make it a point to respond by telling people, look, you’ll stop being busy either when you die or when the company goes bankrupt.” Shigeo Shingo, Lean Manufacturing Expert Suppose your company has all the department management team heads spending all their time doing the day-to-day project completion work. How do you expect them to make improvements in their given areas of responsibility? Stephen, the guru of effective time management, once created a simple matrix that has stood the test of time. By dividing a common task that is urgent and important into four groups (see matrix), one can begin to understand some common-sense truths about time management. Too often, we are spending too much time in the quadrant of necessity (#1) while we neglect the quadrant of quality and improvement (#2). The quadrants of deception and waste (#3 and #4) should be self-explanatory. Neither group is essential, and both groups are characteristics of self-discipline that define an individual’s work ethics and drive. Continued next page
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