You can make complicated things simple

You can make complicated things simple

By Maj Shiju 

A true leader can make a change by the way you approach a situation. It is your response to a particular situation makes people get motivated and get the things done.

There are three approaches to resolve an issue. You can choose one among them.

1.       Surprised Approach

2.       Smart Approach

3.       Visionary Approach

I can explain to you by narrating a situation as given below;

Situation

You want to take a team of 200 people from place A to place C. There is a point B in between which is a river with 20 meters stretch. The route is never experimented by any of the team member before going. How do you approach it???

1.       Surprised Approach

·         Go along with the team and get surprised by seeing the situation.

·         Call for a meeting

·         Conduct group discussion

·         Take a Video call with higher management.

·         Approach the consultants for Advice

·         Continue with brain storming

·         Ask for more and more ideas from group

·         Analyze the pros and cons for each suggestions

·         Finalize a plan to make a temporary bridge

·          Send for its validation to higher management

·         Take an approval for its construction

·         Ask for the quote from vendor

·         Finalize the deed after due analysis

·         Construct the bridge

·         Take them to point C

2.       Smart Approach

·         Being a Smart Leader make a recce before taking the team from point A to point C

·         Understand that there is a river to cross

·         Prepare for constructing a temporary bridge with adequate back up

·         Go along with the team

·         Show as if you too are surprised

·         Call for a meeting

·         Conduct group discussion

·         Take a Video call with higher management.

·         Approach the consultants for Advice

·         Continue with brain storming

·         Suddenly raise as a savior of the situation and tell them you can help at this situation

·         Prepare the temporary bridge already planned

·         Take a big applause from all team members as well as from your boss

·         Let a strong recommendation go to higher management for your recognition

·         Give a feel that you are the savior of mankind

·         Get the best appraisal possible from higher Management

3.       Visionary Approach

·         Being a Visionary  make a recce before taking the team from point A to point C

·         Understand that there is a river to cross

·         Work hard to prepare temporary bridge with your available resources forgetting day or night

·         Take the team

·         Team easily reaches point C without any constraints and even without knowing that there was a problem

·         No praises to you

·         No appraisal to you

·         You have just done your job only

·         Take the normal hike that everybody gets in the organization

Remember being a visionary you may not be very smart to market yourself but in the long term it pays you. It is the visionaries who bring change. Now you choose which approach you want to take.