Closing the loop means completing one thing

The word "closed loop" first appeared in management.

It was a model proposed by the American management scientist Dr. Deming, so it is also called the "Deming Loop".

?The closed loop in management includes planning (plan), execution (do), inspection (check), and action (act).

Dr. Deming proposed that the closed loop is a spiral In the ascending knowledge growth model, each level is an independent PDCA cycle.

?The new cycle takes the results of the previous cycle as known conditions, and thus gets closer and closer to the ultimate goal at the top of the spiral structure.

?If you feel that the above is too theoretical, you can understand it this way:

?Closing the loop means completing one thing. Think about it, if we want to praise someone for being reliable, we will definitely say that he "everything is explained, everything is settled, and everything is answered."

You may think this sounds trivial, but it is crucial to the development of a professional. When Facebook founder Zuckerberg started his business, he posted a slogan on his office wall:

Done is more important than perfect.

This code of action is to motivate every employee to deliver on time and act quickly.

?Closing the loop is so important, although it seems not difficult to achieve,

But in the actual workplace and life, it is obviously not many, and even somewhat scarce.

?It is not easy for a working person to achieve timely delivery.

It is not that it is difficult, but it contains many comprehensive factors, such as the following 3 Points:

1. The cycle of things itself is long

For example, friends who have done community operations all know that

A customer goes from a wait-and-see state to a paying state It may take 7 days or even longer.

During this process, you also have to consider the communication costs, work and rest habits, consumption levels, etc. between different users.

?Based on factors at all levels,

The cycle of conversion payment will become longer and longer, and feedback may not be given in a timely manner. Naturally, it will be difficult for marketing to form a closed loop. . 2. It is difficult to form a closed loop based on personal ability

I don’t know if you have ever discovered that barbecue stall owners are often more likely to succeed in starting a business than celebrity entrepreneurial vice presidents.

?This is not a joke, but there is a huge cognitive gap between the two.

Although the business of the barbecue stall looks small, the owner’s education level is not necessarily high.

But he needs to complete the steps from the very beginning of finding a venue, purchasing raw materials, setting menus, selecting prices,

to the intermediate services, sales, and even the final after-sales cashier, etc. can form a closed loop.

?In other words, the barbecue stall owner has the ability to close the loop and can go through the overall logic of the business in actual combat.

But what about the vice president of a large company? Although he seems to have a high degree of education and a resounding title,

his job is more of a link in the system of a large company. Once he starts his own business, it will be difficult to form a closed loop independently. 3. Adhere to perfectionism

The usual approach to perfectionism is to try various routes and then find the optimal solution.

This method pursues high-quality results, but it is obvious that the execution cost is also very high.

Because in the real workplace, it is difficult for others to have time to give you, or even wait for you to find out. optimal solution.

?Perfectionism can then lead to procrastination and hinder the completion of the closed loop.