Some things are just so simple you wonder why no one thought of it before. In the article below, a surgeon talks about the complicated process of keeping patients alive and shares his simple solution for how that process might be streamlined. It's easy to find applications for your life.
Two immediate take-aways from this article:
1. When introductions between team members were made before a surgery, the average number of complications and deaths dipped by 35 percent.
Why? A person, having gotten a chance to voice their name, was much more likely to speak up later if they saw a problem.
Apply this immediately to any team - you may get some insight into problems and/or solutions from people who would otherwise remain silent.
2. Ninety-four percent of surgeons wanted the checklist used if they were to have surgery.
Where could a checklist help you? How about daily tasks for new hires, a packing list you keep in your suitcase, a vacation checklist to make sure you change your voicemail and so on.
read the full article:
Atul Gawande's 'Checklist' For Surgery Success : NPR
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