Law 36 — Focus What Matters: កាត់បន្ថយអ្វីលើសសមត្ថភាព

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Law 36 — Focus What Matters: កាត់បន្ថយអ្វីលើសសមត្ថភាព_ from Team Leadership with The 48 Laws of Power

Reduce overload to raise quality and speed. Say “no” to noise; protect the few things that move the project.

Theme Focus • Flow • Capacity Use Weekly planning • Daily stand-up Outcome Fewer switches • Better finishes • On-time

ការផ្តោតលើអ្វីសំខាន់ (Focus What Matters) មានន័យថា បោះចោល ឬ ពន្យារពេលអ្វីៗដែលមិនជាអាទិភាព ដើម្បីឲ្យក្រុមអាចបញ្ចប់ការងារធំៗដោយគុណភាពខ្ពស់ និងតាមពេលវេលា។

1) Why Reduce Overload (ហេតុអ្វីត្រូវកាត់បន្ថយការលើសសមត្ថភាព)

Raise quality

  • Less context switching → fewer defects.
  • Attention stays on critical details.

Protect schedule

  • Flow improves on the critical path.
  • Inspections pass first time.

Healthy crew

  • Overtime drops; morale rises.
  • Turnover decreases.

2) Diagnose Overload (វិធីស្គាល់ថា “លើស”)

Fast signals

  • Carryover tasks grow week to week.
  • More than 3 simultaneous priorities/team.
  • Frequent rework or punchlist spikes.

Root indicators

  • Unclear scope/acceptance criteria.
  • Hidden blockers (no owner/no date).
  • Meetings without decisions.
Rule: If everything is #1, nothing is.

3) Focus Rules & WIP Limits (ច្បាប់ផ្តោត និងកំណត់ WIP)

Top-3 only

  • Team works on Top 3 first (see Law 23).
  • New urgent item enters only if one drops.

WIP by zone

  • Max 2–3 trades active per zone.
  • Material readiness: delivery D-3, confirm D-1.
Speak in numbers: % complete, blocker age (days), inspection pass rate.

4) Methods — Cut • Delegate • Automate

Cut (កាត់)

  • Remove non-critical scope from this week.
  • Split big items into ≤ 1-day milestones.
  • Park low-impact tasks to a backlog.

Delegate (ផ្ទេរភារកិច្ច)

  • Give clear one-sentence scope + done-definition.
  • Assign one owner; confirm ETA.
  • Use RACI for cross-team tasks.

Automate (ស្វ័យប្រវត្តិ)

  • Checklists for recurring QC steps.
  • Templates for owner updates & change notes.
  • Simple boards to visualize status/flow.

5) Weekly/Daily Cadence (រង្វិលជុំប្រចាំសប្ដាហ៍/រាល់ថ្ងៃ)

Weekly reset

  1. Pick/confirm Top-3 for the week.
  2. Break into 2–4 tasks each; assign owners.
  3. Remove items that don’t move the schedule or quality.

Daily Stand-Up 10:15

  • Goal • Blocker • Help (per Top-3 item).
  • Escalate blockers aged > 24h.
  • End-day walk: photo log • defects tag • % complete.

6) Templates (គំរូប្រើរហ័ស)

Priority Filter

  • Critical Path? Yes/No
  • Client-visible this week? Yes/No
  • Risk reduction? Safety/Quality/Schedule

Stop • Start • Continue

  • Stop: tasks with low impact.
  • Start: the smallest step to move Top-3.
  • Continue: proven routines (boards, checklists).
Leadership cue: Praise people who protect focus by saying “not now” to noise.

7) KPIs (វាស់វែងការផ្តោតលើអ្វីសំខាន់)

Top-3 Completion Rate
≥ 2/3 weekly
Carryover Count
≤ 1 item/week
Blocker Age (avg)
≤ 2 days
Inspection First-Pass
≥ 90%
Punchlist / 100 m²
≤ 3
Context Switches / day
↓ week over week

8) Anti-patterns (កុំធ្វើ)

  • Accepting every “urgent” request without dropping one.
  • Working many items at once; none finish.
  • Meetings with no agenda/decision timebox.
  • Hiding delays instead of raising blockers.
Fix: Top-3 only • WIP limits • Timebox decisions • Escalate early.

🔗 Related — Keep Focus Tight

Trust People Stand-Up 10:15 (Goal • Blocker • Help) All Laws Index

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