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Thoughts from Sandye Linnetz, Systems Goddess, Process Prodigy
Those were the rules, remember? When you got to the corner your assignment was to STOP. LOOK – both ways – and then LISTEN for any unforeseen danger before attempting to cross the treacherous divide of an auto infested street. That pretty much worked, didn’t it? As advice goes, that was a good piece for all of us. We heard it so often –as children- that it became ingrained in all of us and, as adults we still cross the street with that tidbit in the back of our heads.
So, how can we use that wise counsel in other areas of life? When is it vital that we STOP, LOOK and LISTEN? Consider that we can use that coaching in all areas of our lives.
Life is about crossing streets… making decisions, changes and moving ahead.
Before we do any of those things it behooves us to STOP and examine where we are. LOOK to see where we are going. LISTEN for the ideas, advice and clues to get there; safely and efficiently. Oddly enough… or perhaps you’ve been reading these blogs long enough to expect it, this childhood triad would also be an excellent model for designing the systems and processes for your business. Just as your process for crossing the street is simple and has become ingrained through repetition, the systems and processes you create and implement for your business, when practiced over and over, become simply “the way it works” in your company. It doesn’t have to he tough to operate smoothly. Given that you are headed somewhere... and that you want to get there efficiently, effectively and safely... try this:
STOP and examine what is happening around you. Where are you? What are you are doing that works… and what doesn’t?
LOOK around at coworkers, clients and vendors… What is going on? Where are you heading? Where do you want to end up?
LISTEN for the safest, most effective way to get there.
Crossing Guards, UNITE! Systems are being created...
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