Simple shapes
The thing about not doing things, assuming they’re things that need to be done, is that those things build up.
Which means you’ll have lots of…
The toe bone or your organisation connects to its head bone along routes and via connections that few of your team know about, let along can name.
At every step, there is nuance, reason, complexity.
And every piece plays its part.
Within each team, within your team, even within each role; more connections and moving parts.
Any time anything is this complicated, it’s good to have a picture.
Something that shows how things work.
Like any product built of components and systems and processes – every team, every organisation, can be explained in pictures more easily that words.
Paint that picture.
Whiteboard your organisation so every new recruit know what they’re doing, where they fit and how they contribute to the whole.
Make it clear.
Use bright colours.
Simple shapes.
Show don’t tell. You’ll learn something every time you do.
Skippy strategy: Show how it all fits together.
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