It was striking and thought-provoking that innovation expert Lisa Bodell linked simplicity with the ability to

innovate. She went further, arguing that adopting a simplification strategy would make companies more productive and improve

job satisfaction as well.

It seems clear that management science is undergoing radical change and development. Ever since “agile” was brought

from software into business management, many ideas and strategies have emerged from time to time in the pursuit of

A different management style from the one used in the past—one better able to adapt and respond to the demands of a fast-paced age.

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فخ التعقيد

Several years ago, the French sociologist proposed the “synthetic approach” as a way to try to understand the phenomena of the world around us, in the belief

that the interplay between disciplines and fields of science is the only way to gain a deeper and more comprehensive understanding of the world around us.

Although “Morin’s” remarks may seem somewhat removed from our current argument, they point to a certain mindset—one that believes in synthesis and enjoys

Add and build more than you subtract and remove.

Complexity is a trap, and many people—including company executives and leaders of different teams—think they’re safe and in familiar waters

when they complicate their work and their arguments.

Lisa Bodell points to this trap, saying:

“Fear of making a wrong turn drives managers to complicate the lives of the people below them, while a flood of information

can prevent them from intuitively choosing the best option from those available.”

 

Although the cost of this complexity is enormous—wasted time, depleted effort, exhausted customers, and more—the strategy of simplification does not come

to exempt us from or save us from the trap of complexity. Rather, it enables us to seize many opportunities and gains that had

been out of reach because we were drowning in complexity and preoccupied with it.

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Simplification as a Strategy and Skill

We will not master the art of simplicity or shed everything superfluous, useless, and unnecessary all at once, or

on our own. It takes sustained practice and effort. And we should recognize that by adopting a strategy of simplification, we go against the prevailing tide,

which is drawn to complexity and fascinated by it.

So, when it comes to companies and organizations, leaders, board chairs, and managers need to believe in the importance of

simplicity and the need to reduce and streamline steps—in other words, to make simplicity a strategy. A company will lose a great deal if it doesn’t

embrace this approach. One way to confirm this is to examine customer satisfaction levels at companies that overcomplicate things and drag out processes.

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The Mindset of Simple Leaders

In the book mentioned earlier, Lisa Bodell identifies a set of key qualities that distinguish leaders and managers who believe in

the simplification strategy and have made it their guiding principle. These qualities are:

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1- الشجاعة

Getting rid of excess and anything that isn’t essential is neither easy nor straightforward, especially when it involves the products a company offers

But the mindset of simple leaders focuses on how, not how much—on how much money we’ll make, rather than how many

products we sell. By focusing on just a few products, for example, and improving and refining them, we can

achieve higher profit margins.

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2- Appreciating Simplicity

Being willing to cut back and simplify will help leaders see things more clearly, making them better able to seize

opportunities as soon as they appear on the horizon.

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3. Focus on results:

If you, as a leader or manager, embrace simplicity, you’ll find that your employees are not only more productive but also happier as they go about their work. This

will affect how they perform their various job responsibilities.

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4. Pay attention to the skeptics

Choosing to simplify management is no easy decision; it’s a radical one, and leaders are well aware of that. That’s why they also

keep an eye on those who question their strategy and the value of transforming their management model.

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5- Personal commitment to simplification

For a simplification strategy to deliver results, leaders must adopt it first so their employees can follow their example. This, in turn, motivates them.

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6- The courage to make decisions

What most distinguishes leaders with a simplicity mindset is their willingness to say “no” to anything complex, unnecessary, or pointless.

They are bold enough to make radical decisions. They also know how to cut, subtract, and let go of excess and obstacles.