Clear Vision

Clear Vision

Is there a lot of mumble and jumble and a feeling that you are just going through the motions.  Round and round and round and not achieving anything meaningful.  There is no Clear Vision.

Every meeting seems to end without a clear consensus. The Maintenance people, the Project people, the Accountants, the Sales people, the Marketing people, the IT people etc etc can not agree and there is no Clear Vision.

 

And of course, some of the people like the sound of their own voices and can waffle on, and on, and on for long periods of time.
The meetings always finish with no clear cut agreement.

Sound familiar ?

There is a need for Clear Vision and a need to cut through the haze.

THE FIX

Apply the KISS Principle

A) Ask the following questions and write very simple answers on the white board

•  Were are we now
• Were do we want to be      and finally – the key question
• How are we going to get there

B) Keep it short and to the point – remember –  follow the KISS principle whenever possible

C) If the parties can not agree – Close it down – It will never go anywhere in its present form – stop wasting everyone’s time and go back to the Drawing Board or walk away from it altogether.

If there is no Clear Vision – its just like trying to grasp a cloud – IMPOSSIBLE

 

Not Only – But Also….

• Open List Of Pages – Engineering Nostalgia for pages of Old Engineer Memories from Engineering practice in the 1960’s/70’s/80’s – with a bit of armed forces and medieval trivia thrown in
• Regardless of your current status – always ask the question – Is there a Better Way and
  visit the 3R web page for an overview of the 3R Philosophy        Review – Refresh – Reset
• Whenever possible – always follow the KISS Principle
• Challenge yourself and your colleagues with an Engineering Quiz
• Check out Engineering Odd Bits for odd subject matter – including humor and comment