Did you get that memo on the TPS reports?

Reports give us information to help evaluate our past and provide direction for our future. Reports are a good thing. However, just like most things, everything is good in moderation. When reports overtake your ability to be productive, there is a problem. Now, why isn't there a report for that? A report showing the number of reports that a person can comply with before that employee starts to lose productivity.



Micro managers love reports. Why? Simple, a report thinks for them. If you have no connection with your workforce, the only way to grade yourself and your team is with reports. The downside of reports is that they never tell the whole story. Reports are only as good as the people who analyze them.



So, as employees, what are we to do? I think that we should time ourselves doing our jobs at our best without worrying about any reports. The next day, time yourself while reviewing and complying with all of the reports that came across your desk. Now which day where you a more efficient employee? I thought so.



I apologize that I did not post the last few days....I was busy reading reports!