Comments on: How to Create Practical Checklists http://www.thepracticeofleadership.net/2009/04/13/how-to-create-practical-checklists/ It's only in the practice of leadership that we influence our world... Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:30:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: wdfuhrman (W Dean Fuhrman) http://www.thepracticeofleadership.net/2009/04/13/how-to-create-practical-checklists/comment-page-1/#comment-44118 wdfuhrman (W Dean Fuhrman) Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:03:18 +0000 http://www.thepracticeofleadership.net/2009/04/13/how-to-create-practical-checklists/#comment-44118 Checklists are a great tool/resource personally and organizationally. How are you using checks lists in your life? http://bit.ly/i6Cxt Checklists are a great tool/resource personally and organizationally. How are you using checks lists in your life? http://bit.ly/i6Cxt

]]> By: Business & Finance Blogs » Blog Archive » Leaders are self-made, practical learners http://www.thepracticeofleadership.net/2009/04/13/how-to-create-practical-checklists/comment-page-1/#comment-43353 Business & Finance Blogs » Blog Archive » Leaders are self-made, practical learners Sun, 17 May 2009 20:09:45 +0000 http://www.thepracticeofleadership.net/2009/04/13/how-to-create-practical-checklists/#comment-43353 [...] How to Create Practical Checklists [...] [...] How to Create Practical Checklists [...]

]]> By: Kathleen http://www.thepracticeofleadership.net/2009/04/13/how-to-create-practical-checklists/comment-page-1/#comment-43344 Kathleen Wed, 13 May 2009 16:27:13 +0000 http://www.thepracticeofleadership.net/2009/04/13/how-to-create-practical-checklists/#comment-43344 Perhaps we create a checklist for proposals??? Perhaps we create a checklist for proposals???

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]]> By: Frode H http://www.thepracticeofleadership.net/2009/04/13/how-to-create-practical-checklists/comment-page-1/#comment-43237 Frode H Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:16:31 +0000 http://www.thepracticeofleadership.net/2009/04/13/how-to-create-practical-checklists/#comment-43237 Hi George. First of all, I am a new reader to your blog, and my first impression is that I like it. I do not have time to read more and deeper at this moment, but I am including your blog in my RSS reader to follow your future updates. Please e-mail me your top 5 articles, that you are most proud of, and I will read them with great joy. So over to this post: It is great, it gave me some inspiration. Do you know about the fish philosophy? If not read the book Fish, I am in that very same position now, taking over a new departement at work, that do not work as good as it should. So this post gave me inspiration to create small todo lists, so I will keep my focus. But I will also try to get the employees to create a todo list to remember them to creating results. What three checklists do you need to develop that would increase leadership effectiveness? - Great one. First of all, I need to focus on the people, make sure they feel great. A list of a few things to do to make their day would be nice. A list to remember the live traffic check, to focus on results. A list to remember my overall goal. Am I on track? What three checklists would make your team more effective? I think I would like to challenge my employees to make a checklist, that might be even more effective than I now even can imagine. Looking forward for testing this. Great blog! I will come back for more. FrodeH Hi George.
First of all, I am a new reader to your blog, and my first impression is that I like it. I do not have time to read more and deeper at this moment, but I am including your blog in my RSS reader to follow your future updates. Please e-mail me your top 5 articles, that you are most proud of, and I will read them with great joy.

So over to this post: It is great, it gave me some inspiration. Do you know about the fish philosophy? If not read the book Fish, I am in that very same position now, taking over a new departement at work, that do not work as good as it should.

So this post gave me inspiration to create small todo lists, so I will keep my focus. But I will also try to get the employees to create a todo list to remember them to creating results.

What three checklists do you need to develop that would increase leadership effectiveness?
- Great one. First of all, I need to focus on the people, make sure they feel great. A list of a few things to do to make their day would be nice.
A list to remember the live traffic check, to focus on results.
A list to remember my overall goal. Am I on track?

What three checklists would make your team more effective?
I think I would like to challenge my employees to make a checklist, that might be even more effective than I now even can imagine. Looking forward for testing this.

Great blog! I will come back for more.

FrodeH

]]> By: inseiffolliet http://www.thepracticeofleadership.net/2009/04/13/how-to-create-practical-checklists/comment-page-1/#comment-43236 inseiffolliet Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:50:49 +0000 http://www.thepracticeofleadership.net/2009/04/13/how-to-create-practical-checklists/#comment-43236 I'm a Getting Things Done sorta guy running checklists thru' my gtd system on my Android phone using ActionComplete. I don't think checklists should ever be given from one person to another. Detailing tasks and priority without the option for freedom of thought and behaviour is not a good management technique. lastly i blogged about the Surgical Checklist here http://ffolliet.wordpress.com/2009/01/20/lies-damned-lies-and-statistics-benjamin-disraeli/ the discussion was illuminating too. unfortunately, i think your post exemplifies the problem of this sort of interpretation. the checklist in itself did NOTHING to change complications. what did change was the institution of multiple interventions before the checklist was instituted. now, worldwide, people believe the list itself is what makes the difference. it didn't. institution of a checklist by people who don't understand, who expect unrealistic results upon other people is a sure fire way to disaster. I’m a Getting Things Done sorta guy running checklists thru’ my gtd system on my Android phone using ActionComplete.

I don’t think checklists should ever be given from one person to another. Detailing tasks and priority without the option for freedom of thought and behaviour is not a good management technique.

lastly i blogged about the Surgical Checklist here http://ffolliet.wordpress.com/2009/01/20/lies-damned-lies-and-statistics-benjamin-disraeli/

the discussion was illuminating too.

unfortunately, i think your post exemplifies the problem of this sort of interpretation. the checklist in itself did NOTHING to change complications. what did change was the institution of multiple interventions before the checklist was instituted. now, worldwide, people believe the list itself is what makes the difference. it didn’t.

institution of a checklist by people who don’t understand, who expect unrealistic results upon other people is a sure fire way to disaster.

]]> By: Duane Davis http://www.thepracticeofleadership.net/2009/04/13/how-to-create-practical-checklists/comment-page-1/#comment-43221 Duane Davis Fri, 17 Apr 2009 07:25:20 +0000 http://www.thepracticeofleadership.net/2009/04/13/how-to-create-practical-checklists/#comment-43221 Thanks George, good information for a check-list user, especially the personal aspect. Even something as simple as a shopping list loses its effectiveness when passed on to someone else to complete. I threw up a couple of posts on my blog discussing the same topic: http://trainingtools.wordpress.com/2009/03/23/10-tips-to-make-check-lists-work-for-you/ http://trainingtools.wordpress.com/2009/03/25/the-problem-with-check-lists/ Thanks George, good information for a check-list user, especially the personal aspect. Even something as simple as a shopping list loses its effectiveness when passed on to someone else to complete.

I threw up a couple of posts on my blog discussing the same topic:

http://trainingtools.wordpress.com/2009/03/23/10-tips-to-make-check-lists-work-for-you/
http://trainingtools.wordpress.com/2009/03/25/the-problem-with-check-lists/

]]> By: How to Create Practical Checklists | LeaderCast http://www.thepracticeofleadership.net/2009/04/13/how-to-create-practical-checklists/comment-page-1/#comment-43218 How to Create Practical Checklists | LeaderCast Thu, 16 Apr 2009 09:48:50 +0000 http://www.thepracticeofleadership.net/2009/04/13/how-to-create-practical-checklists/#comment-43218 [...] read the rest of the article go to http://www.thepracticeofleadership.net/2009/04/13/how-to-create-practical-checklists/ and get some great advice on creating your own practical checklists.  I have created some [...] [...] read the rest of the article go to http://www.thepracticeofleadership.net/2009/04/13/how-to-create-practical-checklists/ and get some great advice on creating your own practical checklists.  I have created some [...]

]]> By: Cheri Baker http://www.thepracticeofleadership.net/2009/04/13/how-to-create-practical-checklists/comment-page-1/#comment-43215 Cheri Baker Wed, 15 Apr 2009 04:16:26 +0000 http://www.thepracticeofleadership.net/2009/04/13/how-to-create-practical-checklists/#comment-43215 I've noticed that my checklists are best when they are task, rather than outcome based. So long as you are clear on your outcomes, sometimes breaking an outcome into small, tangible actions can inspire more movement than lofty goals that are harder to reach. That's what works for me anyway. :) Cheri I’ve noticed that my checklists are best when they are task, rather than outcome based. So long as you are clear on your outcomes, sometimes breaking an outcome into small, tangible actions can inspire more movement than lofty goals that are harder to reach.

That’s what works for me anyway. :)

Cheri

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