The #KISS method will increase Performance!
“Keep it Simple” #KISS
A leader is a person who can inspire another to take a journey that they will not take by themselves.
Winning Edge’s Take Another Step System, an inspirational leadership workshop, shows us 5 ways to inspire another person. Today we will discuss #4, The Kiss Method, Keep it Simple; last week we discussed I Got Your Back.
“The liberation of simplicity”.--Mark Rembert
Keep things simple for your people, and remember
complexity is the enemy of clarity.
In my 35+ years in business, the best leaders that I have seen are those who can take something complicated and make it simple! Your people will be energized and inspired when you can do that for them. Remember, each person has a different set of skills, experience, and level of education.
Three things to consider to Keep it Simple!
1.Choose the right person for the right task
2.Establish routines
3.Eat the elephant one bite at a time
1.Choose the right person for the right task
Our people have different strengths and weaknesses, varying aptitudes and deficits. It makes no sense to try to turn a salesman into a steelworker if their gifts do not align. So put people where they are the strongest, and their work will get done better while they feel better about doing it! By optimizing our people’s performance in this way, our entire operation will be more streamlined and simpler.
2. Establish routines
Routines are the conditions of sanity. If our people know what to do and are put in a position to repeat successful processes, then our organization will grow towards consistent excellence. How has McDonalds massive organization been so successful? By creating routines that can be duplicated at the store level. They are the living embodiment of consistency. And they can repeat their successes with an incomprehensibly diverse workforce—diverse in culture, in language, in skill level.
3. Eat the elephant one bite at a time!
Far too often in organizations, goals seem complicated and overwhelming to most (if not all) of the team. The GENIUS of a great leader is when they can break down large tasks or goals into simple pieces that can be understood by all. With this clarity your people will have confidence in themselves, trust their leadership, and they will be able to move forward and take another step.
One of the defining lessons I learned as a leader was that trying to make myself look smart by embracing complexity undermined my own leadership and helped no one. I have learned that my job is to make the complex simple so that we can all speak the same language and have a common understanding of our purpose. This will create an environment where the majority of people’s performance will improve!
Remember it is the job of the leader to create an environment where everyone can excel.
LET’S GROW!
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