Leadership is key to everyone! 
It is both trickle down and percolating up process. 
Rescuer and Rescued gain from it.

In this Part 3, we’ll briefly look into a statistical model affectionately known as Pareto’s Principle.  The beauty of this model is that it lacks enough validity to allow creative approaches to solve solutions of any magnitude. This might sound odd, but relevance and leadership are not mutually exclusive.  Though I won’t be tying rescue systems directly, I think you’ll get the point rather quickly…  lead and build effectively through simplicity (Occam’s Razor) while maximizing what is known and limiting the unknown until they become a valid concern.

Who was Pareto and why is he important to the topic of leadership and team building?

The Pareto Principle gets its name from the Italian-born economist Vilfredo Pareto (1848-1923), who observed that a relative few people held the majority of the wealth (20%) – back in 1895.  As an economist, sociologist, and later an engineer, his “infamous” articles of  “the law of income distribution and wealth” throughout the world got him into trouble.  He used his formula towards pure economics and ophelimity (power to give satisfaction).  He later turned his sights toward the “mind and society” and continued to turn the “elites” upside down.

So what does this have to do with leadership and systems?  They are all economically based, socially tied and mathematically solvent.

The Pareto principle, also known as the 80/20 rule, is a powerful concept that can be applied to leadership decisions and statistical models. It states that, for most events, roughly 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes. This is an important insight for leadership, as it helps focus resources on the issues with the highest rate of return.

In leadership applications, the principle can be used to prioritize tasks or business efforts. By identifying the 20% most important tasks or efforts that will have the greatest impact on outcomes and results, leadership can allocate their time and energy where they are most likely to produce meaningful gains. Focusing on this more manageable subset of tasks eliminates distractions and allows leaders to make more targeted decisions.

Statistical models often use the Pareto Principle to identify outliers or biases in data sets. By analyzing data points and noting which factors account for 80% of results, analysts can recognize trends quickly and make better decisions when interpreting results.

The Pareto Principle is a useful tool in leadership decision making as it encourages leaders to focus their efforts on those activities that will have the greatest impact on outcomes. It eliminates wasted effort by excluding non-essential activities from consideration and helps ensure resources are used optimally. Additionally, by taking into account outliers or biases in data sets using statistical models, leadership teams can gain greater insight into what drives performance without wasting valuable time exploring secondary or tertiary factors with lesser impacts on results. With its many applications both in leadership decision making and statistical modeling, the Pareto Principle is an essential tool for any leader looking to maximize efficiency and optimize returns from their actions.

When it comes to leadership, the Pareto Principle encourages leaders to focus on the activities that will have a greater impact for the team. Leaders can use this principle to identify the key areas in which they should invest their time and energy. For example, leadership teams could evaluate which projects or initiatives have been successful in the past or which ones bring in more revenue (save more resources thus “profit” becomes effective and efficient spending) and then devote their attention to those specific areas. This can help leadership teams develop a clear plan on how best to allocate their resources and focus their efforts where they are most needed.

Leaders may find it helpful to create two separate lists:

• one for “essential” tasks (those with a high priority)
• another for “non-essential” tasks (those with low priority).

This method can help leadership teams identify which activities would be best suited for them, make more informed decisions, and stay organized throughout their day-to-day operations.  So then with 2 task list, each can be then divided again such that you’d have HP1 and HP2 and LP1 and LP2.

Overall, applying the Pareto Principle is an excellent way for business owners and leadership teams prioritize tasks, allocate resources, measure success, and make informed decisions about how best to move forward with any task or project at hand. By using this approach, leaders can ensure that they are focusing their energy on only those activities that will bring them closer towards achieving their desired outcome while avoiding unnecessary distractions along the way;  Thus alignment with the Mission Statement and the 3 Economic Objectives. 

You aren’t familiar with Economic Objectives?

In Part 4 we’ll be looking into Economic Objectives.

Peace on your Days

Lance