Ikke, follow up? I have no say in the work and in the projects I'm in because I'm not a manager so I'm not in a position to follow up!

It's easy to argue but... how many times do you have to wait for someone before you can get on with your work? Right? And waiting, and waiting, and waiting... until you can move on. Here we come to an important crossroads.

It's common to hear statements like well, it's up to the Rudi, I just emailed him about that last week or I'm waiting for Sarah and she's sick, and more: Fatima is working on it, it's been on my boss's desk for a week, it's with den Bram waiting for a response from the supplier, the members of the project group have different priorities and so on and so forth, sigh...

System umbrella

Popularly, this is also often perceived as a system umbrella: you cover yourself up. CYA. Cover your.. . yes, that. Although, of course, unjustified if the person who succeeds is too good, there is a risk that you will accept this as a successor, chief, department and even as an organization. A pattern that is reinforced by an organization where there is a culture of punishment, whether or not combined with an environment where enormously changing priorities and projects play a role. The result: structural loss of time and energy that costs a lot of money and frustrations, is certainly not satisfying and creeps into culture on a

Huge cost, huge loss of business!

The more unwanted delays occur, the more capital, time and therefore operating profit are blocked & where motivation, job satisfaction and enthusiasm plummet.

On average, how many weeks does your work or work in your department or organization delay because the information you need isn't immediately there? And what frustration rate would you give yourself or your organization in that area? How many hours do you and your organization lose each week following up on things that are being waited for? Or has the fight been given up and the pattern has already been internalized

So it's high time for action! How do we turn energy loss into energy gain so that you get a 200% plus effect? From system umbrella to system umbrella!

System umbrella

System umbrella, the other side of the intersection: the CYA technology but applied in a positive, constructive way. Where the umbrella system blocks and immobilizes, system umbrella puts everything back into cooperation. Everyone has the right to be controlled, a former chef once told me. The associated productive reflex is:

pass on and follow up

When you delegate or follow up something, plan its follow-up immediately: in God we trust, all the rest we check. And of course, this follow-up also applies to your customer, dear colleague, chef or higher hierarchaic management. Remember: everyone has the right to be controlled. That's how you help each other. This isn't insubordination, it's just working together. A matter of collegial ownership.