4 Friends - Attitude

 “No one here is to blame for a problem, Everyone here is responsible for a solution”

Am sure most of us would have heard the story of 4 friends, Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody.There was an important job to be done. Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it. Somebody got angry about that, because it was Everybody’s job. Everybody thought Anybody could do it, but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn’t do it. It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could have done.

The story may be confusing but the message is clear: no one took responsibility so nothing got accomplished. It’s a story that plays out often in many teams and companies. Excuses aren't leadership..

What we need is the right attitude. From ‘How do we make it work’ to working smarter, in a more controlled way with efficiency, a healthy scepticism over improvement, with an eye on value add. 

~ Right First Time: Effort upfront reduces downstream inefficiencies. 

~Be Inquisitive: Question on results and validity 

~Process: Pay attention to the time taken for completion of the task, can it be done faster? Am I being efficient? Is this the right tool for the job? Are the field and data aligned to the job?