Walking Your Talk | Culture Change & Leadership

3: Simplicity series - How simplicity can be value, not just a process

May 21, 2019

Discover the value of simplicity in leadership and culture change, citing Steve Jobs as a prime example. Learn how simplicity is not just a process, but a personal value that requires courage and commitment. Explore the connection between simplicity, efficiency, and reduced stress, and the impact of personal drivers on creating a streamlined organization.

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Simplicity as a personal value requires courage and personal sacrifice for organizational transformation.

Addressing personal drivers like perfectionism and fear is essential to embrace simplicity for efficiency.

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The Value of Simplicity

Simplicity is not just a process, but a personal value that requires exploration. The concept of simplicity can be seen through examples like monks and Steve Jobs, who both embraced simplicity in their own ways. Simplicity offers benefits on both organizational and personal levels, making organizations leaner, more efficient, and less stressful. Three main causes of complexity are perfectionism, reluctance to make choices, and the belief that more is always better. These causes need to be addressed to truly embrace simplicity.

Introduction

2min

Exploring the Value of Simplicity

4min

Exploring the Connection Between Anxiety and Simplicity

4min

Focus, prioritisation, speed, agility - mastering simplicity makes all of these achievable and transforms your working life. Steve Jobs made it a way of life at Apple, and we have all benefited as a result. Simplicity efforts in organisations tend to focus just on processes. Most leaders do not see how they themselves create a culture of complexity around them, and how their own patterns of thinking and behaviour make it impossible to create a simpler, streamlined organisation. To master simplicity it has become a value, something so important that you will make personal sacrifices to achieve. Simplicity requires courage, but it is achievable. In this episode, the first in a series of four on Simplicity, Carolyn outlines the three personal drivers of simplicity, and how each of them is within your grasp.

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