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That's been one of my
mantras ‒
focus and
simplicity. Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work
hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. Once
you get there, you can move mountains. |
Steve Jobs
Apple |
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80/20 Principle
To succeed in
→
managing change
and transforming your
organization or
business by applying the
80/20 Theory of the Firm, you need to
demonstrate that simple is beautiful and why. Unless you understand this,
you will never be willing to give up underperforming 80% of your current
business and overheads.
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"The truth is that the unprofitable business is
so unprofitable because it requires the overheads and because having so many
chunks of business makes the organization horrendously complicated".
And complexity means decay. Internal complexity has huge hidden costs and
depresses returns more effectively than anything else. A complex business can be made more simple and
returns can soar. All it takes is
understanding of the costs of complexity
(or the value of simplicity) and
courage to remove at least four-fifths of
lethal managerial overhead," says Richard Koch, the author of
The 80/20 Principle
and
80/20 Revolution.
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You can't believe how much people fear
being simple... Clear tough-minded people are the most simple.
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Jack Welch
GE |
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I have just three things to teach:
simplicity, patience,
compassion. These three are your greatest
treasures. |
Lao Tzu |
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