How often does it happen that you get turned upside down for something that stays with someone else, with an external party, with your team or colleagues, with someone from another department, even with your customer or own boss?

System umbrella

Sometimes this makes you so despondent and powerless that you — under pressure — start applying the system umbrella: it's up to Soraya and I can prove it! If this excuse is accepted - read: encouraged because rewarded - this unfortunately grows into a departmental or — worse — personal habit. Even embedding it in the mental company culture! A completely biological but not immediately productive response, born from a survival mechanism so as not to get turned upside down

Huge cost, huge loss of business!

The result? Structural loss of energy: time and, above all, motivation, enthusiasm disappear like snow in the sun.

You could already read that in waiting for Godot: how to follow up structurally and practically? and waiting for Godot: how to follow someone up in an understanding but

In this blog, we look at the jump-start of a succession and take a look in the mirror: how do you follow everyone?

Succession off to a flying start!?

good start is half the win, make unconsciously and unaffected agreements at the start and ask the four standard questions below:

• how long do you think you'll be doing it
?
• is the agreed deadline achievable?
• what does it take to get started?
• how can I help you/what else do you need from me?

These questions come from the workshop on delegation techniques, but it's actually just common sense coordination with each other. No one should feel controlled by this, it's even supportive. Of course, how you ask it makes a difference. The title was to follow up on a flying start, not a short

Try it out!

Follow everyone?

Do you dare to follow everyone? Not only people who are supposed to provide service to you, but also others?

Many people are afraid to follow up on...

• ...
• to monitor external parties, e.g. suppliers or government - pitfall system umbrella... following up
colleagues and peers - pitfall: wanting to avoid conflicts
• ... following the team - pitfall: wanting to be liked
• ... following the boss and the hierarchy - pitfall: the emperor's clothes But also the organizational system - processes and procedures - can cause a lot of

delay! Discussing or questioning practices often scares people off. It's rarely a quick-win and often requires consultation with many others. Nevertheless, this depends on the efficiency and effectiveness of a department or company. Get the bright minds together and find out how things can be even better! Read the article about adding cranes instead of mopping in the blog prevent stress: buffer and turn

Everyone is equal before the law! How would it feel if you didn't make a distinction about this? Again: c'est le ton qui fait

And then we miss one very, very important person: me, myself and I...

Change the world, start with yourself

Lead by example. Fulfill your appointments consistently and in a timely manner. Apply the right reflexes you find in these blogs. For work that comes your way, use the reflex:

move on & schedule!

Estimate time and immediately reserve a block of time in your agenda to work on it. That way, you can also immediately see when it is feasible and share this or have a conversation. Lead by example!

Want to know more?

Read the relevant blogs about your self-organization: grab hold = decide:

• SHOULD I DO IT NOW?

And about further follow-up:

• waiting for Godot: how to follow up structurally and practically?

And action!

• what is your reputation within your department/company when it comes to fulfilling agreements?
• what concrete work someone has been waiting for has been in your bucket for a while?

PS: it can even be about following up on yourself: what have you been putting off for a long time that causes delays or would benefit you?
• what action are you taking in response to this blog?

Are you a supervisor?

• how is your team known within your company when it comes to keeping agreements?
• what work someone is waiting for has been in your personal tray for a while?

The more people follow each other constructively, the less delays and the more time for much more fun things!