10 Common Jams-Remember Hamlet’s ham

This Quick List is a companion piece to our Leadership Quote of the Week: Remember Hamlet’s Ham.

Over time, jams have a way of sending morale and productivity to the gutter.  Most  jams have to do with a shortage of revenue or resources (time, money, people); an overage of costs or a misalignment of values.

Here are places to look for relief by using the very simple question:  Why do we do it that way?
1.  Reports

2. Forms

3.  Meetings

4.  Processes

5.  Procedures

6.  Communication

7.  Schedules

8.  Your calendar

9.  Your bank statement/register

10.  Anything else that goes on in your business that costs you or your stakeholders time, money, frustration, loyalty or happiness
Related articles:

  • The End of Hamlet’s Ham
  • Quote of the Week:  Remember Hamlet’s ham

 

* This weekly feature is for managers who don’t have time or don’t want to make time to read lengthy articles or even short paragraphs. We call it a Quick List. AKA – 10 by 10 on Tuesday. 10 ( ideas or tips or questions or steps or ways to Get 2 Goal or Be a Better Manager, etc) by 10 (AM – EST) on Tuesdays. Click here if you’d like to see all Quick Lists created to date.

 

 

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