Systems bring freedom. Let that thought resonate a moment. Carefully crafted systems allow your business to operate and produce consistent, predictable results without being dependent on you.
But because the universe naturally slides toward disorder, you have to expend energy to create stability, structure, and simplicity. Successful relationships require care and attention. Successful houses require cleaning and maintenance. Successful teams require communication and collaboration. Without effort, things will decay.
Optimal lives are designed, not discovered.
In philosophy, politics, and business too, arguing over process has become a way to endlessly defer making concrete plans for a better future.
It will seem risky to manage those they see and treat as objects with systems and processes that are designed to empower people. This is one of the reasons why an outward-mindset approach becomes such a competitive advantage. Those who are unwilling to adopt an outward mindset won't be able to successfully replicate outward-mindset systems, processes, and approaches, while organizations that turn systems and processes outward become positioned to achieve and sustain higher levels of performance.