We cannot talk about efficiency without relating to a Process.
So I am going to talk about a daily routine activity which we all do and how that affects our efficiency and how we can relate this to your Business
Some individuals squeeze out the tooth paste from the tube by pressing at any part of the tube, in a random fashion each morning.
At first sight, there seems to be no harm in doing so as the action is effective as the intent is met. But analyse this action, from the objective of exhausting the toothpaste fully and in doing so to consume the least quantum of effort , then we realise that we are not being efficient here !
A random pattern will surely result in consumption of higher effort to ensure that you squeeze out the toothpaste fully. Going by human nature and how busy everyone is nowadays, we all lookout for shortcuts to achieve something. Shortcuts are good as long as your targets are fully met. In the above case it is quite highly probable that we will compromise on ensuring that we consume the tooth paste fully by the time we reach the stage of discarding the tube.
The Right Process
The best chance for us to ensure that we squeeze out the tooth paste fully or atleast 99% of it , that too by spending the least effort is to identify the best pattern of activity and repeat that pattern consistently.
And the best pattern, yes you know it, the pattern of squeezing out the paste by pressing at the bottom of the tube, consistently every day will help you achieve the goal of maximum utilisation of your resource and by spending minimum effort.
If you break the pattern, the likelihood of one spending extra effort to ensure maximum utilisation of resource will be high.
And do not forget, in an economic world , the effort, the resource and the time consumed, all can be related to money. And the world has become so highly competitive that success stands by those who use resources judiciously.
There could be many such instances in the business world, where we overlook such small routine things, which could be transformed to a winning formula, if we are able to observe a process and understand its purpose, identify the series of steps that can help achieve the purpose, implement these steps and ensure adherence to it consistently.
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