Is simplicity still an important theme?
BySimplicity is still an vital theme as we look around we still see marketers touting “simple” as a theme. Considering our book “Leadership Made Simple”, that is gratifying and, perhaps, validating. In rising leadership skills, simplicity also applies.
IBM i-Series computers has simplicity as it’s theme. They are advertising the importance of simple and simplicity as the heart of their message. They are even claiming that they have “simple pricing.” Just a few summary ago, I was glancing through a Business 2.0 magazine, and there was the headline of a VISA Business Card advertisement that read “Business Takes Simplicity” – whatever that means . Keep your eyes open, and I’ll bet you’ll notice this simplicity theme more and more. Let us know if you see it.
Perhaps people are getting tired of complexity, irrevocably realizing that complicated solutions seldom work. If we come up with complicated solutions to challenges in our companionship , I encourage us to keep looking. The right solution has not shown up yet. In my experience, effective solutions are ordinarily simple solutions. If you question a name to do something different, and what you are asking is complicated , they are unlikely to do it, because they expect it to be hard . If you question a name to do something different that is simple, they can at least imagine the possibility of getting it done. Simple does NOT automatically mean simple , but simple does mean there is at least a chance of making it work.
Simplicity is a key strategy for us when effective with clients in a consultative link , in business leadership development, and it always has been. It has also been a dilemma, because there is some question as to whether people and organizations value simplicity. Jack Trout, in his brilliant book, The Power of Simplicity, said, “You should realize that complexity is at the heart of a terrible consultant’s business. Their view of such a consultant, and it may be an accurate one, is that companies won’t pay a lot for simplicity. In fact, it would sometimes appear that the less a companionship understands about the process, the more it will pay.” It was when we read Trout’s book in 1999 that we knew we would write Leadership Made Simple. It might be a risk if people don’t value simplicity, but we know it works, and we are keen to take that stand!
What simple approaches have you found to work in some problem or challenge area? We would delight in hearing from you.
Before I forget
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