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Eliminateanyconfusionaboutexpectationsandensurethatpeopleviewthefailuretoachievetheirgoalsanddotheirtasksaspersonalfailures.[64]Themostimportantpersonistheonewhoisgiventheoverallresponsibilityforaccomplishingthemissionandhasboththevisiontoseewhatshouldbedoneandthedisciplinetomakesureit’saccomplishedbythepeoplewhodothetasks.It’sbetterforthem,foryou,andforthecommunity.Slackerstandardsdon’tdoanyoneanygood.Constantexaminationofproblemsbuildsasamplesizethathelpspointthewaytoaresolutionandisagoodwaytodetectproblemsearlyonbeforetheybecomecritical.Avoidingthesedailyconflictsproduceshugecostsintheend.Ifyoufindthataresponsibilityfellthroughthecracksbecausetherewasnocontract,thinkaboutwhetheryouneedtoeditthedesignofyourmachine.Thisoccurswhenamanagerispulleddowntodothetasksofasubordinatewithoutacknowledgingtheproblem.Thesuckeddownphenomenonbearssomeresemblancetojobslip,sinceitinvolvesthemanager’sresponsibilitiesslippingintoareasthatshouldbelefttoothers.Bothsituationsrepresenttherealityofajobdivergingfromtheidealofthatjob.However,thesuckeddownphenomenonistypicallythemanager’sresponsetosubordinates’inabilitiestodocertaintasksorthemanager’sfailuretoproperlyredesignhowtheresponsibilitiesshouldbehandledinlightofchangedcircumstances.Youcantellthisproblemexistswhenthemanagerfocusesmoreongettingtasksdonethanonoperatinghismachine.Peoplewhoseethetasksandlosesightofthegoalswilljustexplainthetasksthatweredoneandnotmaketheconnectiontohowthosetasksrelatetothemachinethatproducesoutcomesandachievesgoals.Forexample,spendmoneylikeit’syourown.It’susuallyeasytomakethingsgowellifyou’rewillingtododifficultthings.Wemustactastrainersingymsactinordertokeepeachotherfit.That’swhat’srequiredtoproducetheexcellencethatbenefitseveryone.Itisalawofnaturethatyoumustdodifficultthingstogainstrengthandpower.Aswithworkingout,afterawhileyoumaketheconnectionbetweendoingdifficultthingsandthebenefitsyougetfromdoingthem,andyoucometolookforwardtodoingthesedifficultthings.Characteristheabilitytogetyourselftodothedifficultbutrightthings.Thechoiceisbetweendoingthatproperlyorlettingourcommunitydownbybehavinginawaythatisn’tgoodforyouorthepeopleyouareprobingandcoaching.Oneofthemostessentialanddifficultthingsyouhavetodoismakesurethepeoplewhoworkforyoudotheirjobsexcellently.Thatrequiresconstantlychallengingthemanddoingthingstheydon’tlikeyoutodo,suchasprobingthem.Evenyourbestpeople,whomyouregularlypraiseandreward,mustbechallengedandprobed.Youshouldn’tbeamanagerifyouhaveproblemsconfrontingpeopleorifyouputbeinglikedaboveensuringyourpeoplesucceed.Peopleshouldknowtheplansanddesignswithintheirdepartments.Thisisimportanttoensureclarityonwhatthegoalsare,whattheplanis,andwhoisresponsibletodowhatinordertoachievethegoals.Itallowspeopletobuyintotheplanortoexpresstheirlackofconfidenceandsuggestchanges.Italsomakesclearwhoiskeepinguphisendofthebargainandwhoisfallingshort.Thesestatedgoals,tasks,andassignedresponsibilitiesshouldbeshownatdepartmentmeetingsatleastonceaquarter,perhapsasoftenasonceamonth.Soitissillyforagroupofpeoplewhoarenotresponsibletosaythingslikeweshould...toeachother.Ontheotherhand,itcanbedesirabletospeaktotheresponsiblepartyaboutwhatshouldbedone.Gettinginsynchbydiscussingwhowilldowhatandwhyisessentialformutualprogress.Itdoesn’tnecessarilyentailreachingaconsensus.Oftentherewillbeirreconcilabledifferencesaboutwhatshouldbedone,butadecisionstillneedstobemade,whichisfine.Theprocessofgettinginsynchwillmakeitclearwhatistobedoneandwhy,evenifitcannoteliminatedifference.Oneofthemostdifficultandmostimportantthingsyoumustdo,andhaveothersdo,isbringforthdisagreementandworkthroughittogethertoachievearesolution.Recognizethatthisprocesstakestime.Youmusthaveaworkableprocessformakingdecisionsevenwhendisagreementsremain.Idiscusssuchaprocessintheearliersectionongettinginsynch.Youneedtoknowyourpeopleextremelywell,provideandreceiveregularfeedback,andhavequalitydiscussions.Yourjobdesignneedstobuildinthetimetodothesethings.Usedailyupdatesasatoolforstayingontopofwhatyourpeoplearedoingandthinking.Dailyupdatesarebriefdescriptionsofwhatthepersondidthatday,whattheyareplanningtodothenextday,theirproblems,theirquestions,andtheirobservations.Theytypicallytakeaboutfiveminutestowriteanddowondersforstayingintouch.Ittakestimetolearnaboutpeopleandwhatconfidencescanbeplacedinthem.Sometimesnewpeopleareoffendedwedon’tyethaveconfidenceinhowtheyarehandlingtheirresponsibilities.Theythinkit’sacriticismoftheirabilitieswheninfactit’sarealisticrecognitionthatwesimplyhaven’thadenoughtimeordirectexperiencewiththemtoformapointofview.Andnewpeopleshouldn’tbeoffendedifwehaven’tyetformedthatconfidence.Managementlargelyconsistsofscanningandprobingeverythingforwhichyouareresponsibletoidentifysuspicioussigns.Basedonwhatyousee,youshouldvaryyourdegreeofdigging,doingmoreofitforpeopleandareasthatlookmoresuspicious,andlessofitwhereprobinginstillsyouwithconfidence.Ifyouarenotworkingwithpeopleyoucareaboutandrespect,thiswholethingain’tworthit.Ifyoudon’tbelievethat,youprobablyshouldn’tworkatBridgewater.Whileit’sdesirabletoconveythesefeelings,havingthemismoreimportant.Itisgoodtoshareyourlivestogether,butnotrequired.Bethereforweddings,births,andfunerals.ThisissomethingthatItrytodobutfailtodoenoughbecauseofthenumbers,soIconveythatIwillbethereforanyonewhoreallyneedsme.

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