DETECTING SMALL SIGNALS
By: John Madrigal
IN ANY ORGANIZATION, MOST OF THE COMMON ERROR PEOPLE COMMIT IS THE INABILITY TO NOTICE SMALL SIGNALS. THIS FORETELLS PERIL THAT CAN STILL BE MANAGEABLE, OR OPPORTUNITY BENEFICIAL TO ORGANIZATION. IT IS EASY TO LEARN THE SIGN AS SOON AS THE PEOPLE MAKE THE HABIT OF KEEPING AN EYE TO THE SITUATION. IF THE PEOPLE ARE BLIND TO THE SIGNS AROUND THEM, THEY WOULD MISS THE DANGER UNTIL IT DESCENDS RIGHT TO THE HEAD, OR PEOPLE MAY LET OPPORTUNITIES OVERLOOK AND GO TO WASTE. THE ABILITY TO DETECT A SMALL SIGNAL DISCOVERS PLAN THUS PROVOKING SOMEONE TO LEARN THE PATTERN OF HIS OR HER MOVEMENT. THAT IS WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO AVERT A PROBLEM FROM BECOMING TOO LARGE BECAUSE THAT PHASE COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO SOLVE ONCE THE EVENT HAS ALREADY TAKEN PLACE. IF A PREDICAMENT IS DETECTED WHILE IN THE EARLY STAGE OF THE EVENT, IT COULD STILL BE WORKABLE AND EASY TO DEAL WITH. BY DISCOVERING ONE’S DISPOSITION, THE PLAN SHOULD BE MODIFIED IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE THAT PREVENTS THE ORGANIZATION TO COLLAPSE.
SMALL SIGNALS ARE A TREND AND SIMILAR TO PROPHECY OR FORTUNE TELLING. IT CONVEYS IMPORTANT MESSAGES TO NOTIFY THAT CERTAIN EVENT IS LIKELY TO TRANSPIRE. TO THOSE WHO HAVE THE ABILITY TO READ THE SITUATION CAN AVOID DANGERS AND DISTINGUISH OPPORTUNITIES AND ADVANTAGES. ACCORDING TO LAO TZU, THE GREAT CHINESE SAGE, PERCEIVING THE SMALL IS CALLED DISCERNMENT WHILE TO HOLD ON TO THE PLIANT IS CALLED STRENGTH.
THERE SHOULD ALWAYS BE SMALL SIGNALS BEFORE A GROWING PROBLEM HAPPENS. LEADERS IN THE ORGANIZATION PLAN AHEAD AND IMPLEMENT A STRATEGY TO THE SITUATIONS BY SCANNING MEN ‘S MOTIVE AND THE INFORMATION COLLECTED BEFORE A DECISION IS MADE. TO UTILIZE ACCUMULATED INFORMATIONS AND TRIMMED THEM DOWN TO MORE SPECIFIC RELEVANT AREAS PREVENT CHANGES FROM INCREASING AND COMPLICATED SITUATION. THUS, KNOWING SOMEONE AND YOURSERLF HAS A VITAL IMPORTANCE IN THE ORGANIZATION. AND THE BEST WAY TO IDENTIFIY A SMALL SIGNAL IS TO STUDY THE CHANGES IN HUMAN BEHAVIOUR SUCH AS THE MOOD AND MOVEMENT OF THE PEOPLE TO CONTROL ANY VARIATIONS BEFORE A CHAOS OCCUR.
TRAINING YOURSELF TO NOTICE PEOPLE IN THE ORGANIZATION IS ESSENTIAL AND REQUIRES TO HONE A SKILL TO READ THEIR MIND AND THIER BODY LANGUAGE, AND BOTH IMPLIES THE DETRIMENTAL EFFECT CAUSING FROM INTERNAL STATUS QUO. TRAINING TO SEE SMALL THINGS WITHOUT PROCRASTINATION CONTROLS THE AGENDA AND POSSIBLE ACTIONS THAT ONE CAN COMMIT. IF LEARNING TO IDENTIFY THE SMALLEST SIGNAL BECOMES A HABIT, THIS SOLVES IMPORTANT ISSUES BEFORE IT BECOMES LARGE BECAUSE IT STOPS THE COMPLEXITY OF THE SITUATION IN THE FUTURE.
A SMALL SIGNAL IS EITHER BENEFICIAL OR DAMAGING AND IS DETECTED THROUGH VARIOUS ACTIONS, AND THAT IS WHY TO THOSE PEOPLE IN THE ORGANIZATION WHO DEVIATE THE RULE BY THE GRAVITY OF THEIR ERROR MAY LIKEWISE BE CONSIDERED AS OPPONENT.
