Omar came from a start-up work culture at his previous firm where he was expected to juggle multiple workstreams in parallel. Thus, at Ferrorro also., he picked up different tasks and worked on them simultaneously. But because of this fast-paced work style, at times he misses out on small details, which in the bigger scheme of things puts him in precarious situations. For example, at one time he went to one of our weekly planning meetings and started presenting reports in a format that was updated in the previous week. Although he had meticulously collated and analyzed all the relevant data, the incorrect presentation format created confusion for some of the audience and the meeting had to be postponed to the next day.
However, after this incident, I have seen him making dedicated efforts to improve. He has been consciously setting aside dedicated time to focus on individual tasks and not allowing distractions from other tasks during that time. He has also started documenting his work, tracking progress via a To-Do list, and setting reminders for himself for check-ins on individual task items. To proactively identify issues, I have seen him adding validations and fail-safe measures to the workflow and preparing SOP for certain work items, which he can then delegate to others.
This macro plus micromanagement strategy will help Omar in the future as he will be expected to work on parallel projects with different teams and potentially across different locations as well and ensure high-quality delivery across all of them within stipulated timelines.