By Philip Beyer | Posted on May 07, 2012
Joe and I were going over one system I recommended that he was sure would make life easier for him at work. It’s a part of our software that gives everyone in a company the power to do their jobs without having to interrupt management or other employees to get the required information, supplies, etc.
I told Joe about a related story I had written in my book—“System Busters”—about owners or managers walking through the shop or plant and being repeatedly stopped by employees asking many of the same questions, time and again, in trying to deal with the same old issues.
The story involves a typical scenario that goes something like,
- “Hey Bob, did you get those supplies I asked you about last week?” Or:
- “Hey Bob, can I have next Friday off. My uncle’s dog is having surgery and I think he needs my support.” Or:
- “Hey Bob, you didn’t tell me Fred was going to be off today. We have this big job that needs to be out and I needed him here!” Or:
- “Hey Bob...”
- “Hey Bob...”
Yikes!
Joe laughed and said, “Yeah, I call that drive-by shooting.”
It was my turn to laugh. I told him that line was going to be my very next blog.
I recommend to owners and managers that, when they are being constantly stopped as they walk through their shop or plant, they should ALWAYS keep a pad and pen in hand. They should not only write down the requests people are making, but take those questions and requests back to their offices and consider what system or systems they could implement to give employees the information, supplies, etc. they need without having to ask. Doing that would eliminate peronnel having to constantly pull on another to address the same questions...or, as my new friend Joe puts it, “Shooting me as I walk through the plant!”
Did I mention? Great system Work?
P.S. Avoid getting “shot”--Systems only work if you implement them!
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