The term excessive complexity came to light this week. As we read and shared our understandings of what “Simple” really is, we all learned that we keep making things harder for ourselves than they have to be. The idea that no plan goes according to plan is just how it really works.
Our team started to delve into the legitimate complexities that our simple jobs entail. I found people stating objectives more concisely. Also, our folks started to understand that things just do go wrong, and exhibiting ownership over that and coming up with alternative plans is just what has to happen. We talked about how bruised egos lead to more and more complexity. It is interesting how ego comes back into every chapter’s discussions with our team.
On Thursday, we watched Philip from Portugal’s 2 second forklift improvement and tied the Simple chapter into being a lean maniac. It was pretty mind blowing how simple solutions can reduce the struggle in everyday tasks. Philip and Torre rock. I look forward to keeping this journey going.
