193: The Power Of Writing It Down

In the complex and complicated world, both inside and outside of retail, there are numerous, tough challenges to consider and overcome. But one simple approach can help you across the board: writing things down. In this episode, Oliver Banks explores why the seemingly mundane task of documenting and recording ideas and thoughts can be transformational.

Listen to this episode now to hear:

• Why it is important to write up and document ideas and thoughts.
• And why is this so difficult to do.
• Plus simple tips and tactics to help you and your teams to document ideas down.

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Additional podcast episodes of the Retail Transformation Show to listen to

If you enjoyed this episode of the podcast, there are plenty more to tune into. So here are three episodes to check out next. Firstly, episode 174: What To Do When There Is No Right Answer. This episode covers several challenges but being able to manage assumptions is key. And writing these assumptions down so they can be managed and tested is crucial.

Also, listen to episode 132: Overcoming The Confusion Of Transformation where clarity is a key point. If the goal and approach of the transformation can’t be shared and understood by others, confusion reigns supreme.

And finally, listen to episode 121: Lessons From Criminal Forensic Investigations where policing best practice suggests to us that we can become better “investigators” if we start recording information. In addition, by making theories and hypothesis (and writing them down), we can start to uncover the truth about what’s happening.