Quabat

In a relay race, four runners run 100 meters each. Only one person holds the baton at a time. If two people try to hold the baton, they slow down. If nobody holds the baton, the race stops.

Passing the Quabat: Why Your Team Needs to Stop Multi-Tasking and Start Baton Passing quabat

4 minutes

A Quabat works the same way. It represents The Problem: The Broken Quabat Most modern workplaces don't use the Quabat method. Instead, we use the "Boomerang Method." You throw a task at a colleague, but it comes right back to you with a question. You start a report, get interrupted by Slack, answer a text, then return to the report. In a relay race, four runners run 100 meters each

9:00 AM: State the Quabat aloud. "For the next hour, I am finishing the proposal." 9:00-10:00 AM: Phone off. Email closed. Proposal hits 90%. 10:00 AM: Pass the Quabat. Send proposal to legal for review. (Now it is their baton). 10:05 AM: Pick up the next Quabat (billing questions). The final hand-off The beauty of the Quabat is that it eliminates guilt. When you are holding the baton, you don't need to feel bad about ignoring your inbox. You are doing your job. When you pass the baton, you don't need to hover. The race is no longer yours. If nobody holds the baton, the race stops