In the last lesson you were asked to demonstrate your skill in PTO. Now check if you were able to PTO as instructed.
The orange you were asked to peel was:
Resolve the PTO paradox in 111 words.
The most important instruction for you to follow in this PTO was the specification of 111 words. You were not to know that, of course. In PTO one never really knows because one doesn’t get the opportunity to discuss things, as one does in normal situations.
One of the benefits of PTO, provided you have a skilled leadership team, is that anyone in the team can give anyone else in the team a PTO and it is done without question or discussion. This has advantages of speed, efficiency and effectiveness when the team is striving for a mutual objective. But it is not easy and does take PRR to produce a high level of PTO skill.
Obviously, so early in a leadership training sequence, one is not expected to get the ‘right’ answer as much as one is expected to just try and practise the skills.
DFQ #15:
What is the biggest insight about PTO that you have had so far as you’ve been doing these past few lessons?
I think for me is looking at our repetition look for efficiencies. One of the issues that we do not have rhythm and repetition. If we can start getting this in our mindset the hope is that we will have consistency. There needs to be Understanding.
pto is a foundation and framework for lateral and independent thinking
Great productivity can come from PTO
Like anything it needs to be embraced as a team,practised and fine tuned to changing enviroment
My biggest insight so far is that I should always follow my instinct. I actually noticed the 111 words thing, but chose not to actually stick to it because I thought I must be missing the point. But I was actually correct!
My biggest insight about PTO is realising the many advantages that come with the process, following instructions will strengthen the team. If everybody has the same mutual objective the advantages will be evident
PTO give us as a team, constant improvement across the task.
I used the wrong side of the paradox. Lesson learned (hopefully).
Follow instructions specifically and embrace the detail….
PTO is like Nike: Just do it.