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Here is a hypothesis that I want you to test. In your workplace (as in every workplace), you have goals to meet, and some goals are met and others are not met. Some processes work well and others don’t. Some systems work flawlessly, others break down at unexpected and inconvenient moments.

Your real bottleneck is not your processes, systems, shortage of money, or shortage of resources. It is more than likely an individual.

I define a bottleneck as someone who is content with the status quo, finds it hard to change, has no creativity, no interest in developing themselves, cannot take a broader perspective, has no depth, does not stay current with best practices, creates more obstacles than he or she removes, and generally is more negative than positive in their outlook.

Before you look around for bottlenecks, look in the mirror to double check if you are a bottleneck. Better stop being a bottleneck before you point out other bottlenecks in your workplace.