From Green Roots to Grey Realities | Diary Entry - 2nd June, 2025
Yesterday - Sunday, 1st June
Sunday in Tabligbo dawned with a refreshing energy. We stepped out early to participate in the Reforestation Day celebrations held near the Mayor's office.
The place was buzzing - young volunteers, city administrators, local officials, and enthusiastic citizens all gathered for a common purpose: to plant hope in the form of saplings.
I joined in, planting trees with a quiet joy. There’s something deeply symbolic about placing roots into soil - especially when you're trying to rebuild systems at work.
We took a few pictures, exchanged greetings, and met some remarkable people. The air was alive with positive intent. I returned with a mind that felt cleansed - like the earth we had just watered.
Today - Monday, 2nd June
The week started with rainfall early in the morning, which continued till around 7 AM. The rain washed the dust off the leaves and buildings, but in the plant, some stains run deeper.
Morning Meeting - The Manipulator Returns
The morning meeting turned into a battle of psychological tactics. The same scoundrel, playing his usual tricks - twisting words, putting his opinions into others’ mouths, trying to build a case by stealth.
But I was prepared.
I turned it around, making him taste his own strategy. What was meant to corner me backfired completely. The trick with such people isn’t to argue louder, but to use calm logic and timing to pull the carpet from beneath their feet.
“Often, it is our own grey areas - indecision, unpreparedness, emotional impulsiveness - that give manipulators the lever to twist us.”
It’s not enough to confront them - we must close our own loopholes first.
Line Updates - Waiting and Recovery
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Line #1 is still in its final preparatory stage. Possibly ready to start today - fingers crossed.
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Line #2 faced a significant breakdown yesterday due to the Bag House Fan tripping. This resulted in a 3 hour 15-minute stoppage. That’s not just time lost - it's energy wasted, raw material burnt partially, and morale impacted.
DPM - RCA Culture: A Work in Progress
In the Daily Plant Meeting, the Bag House Fan issue became the focal point. I reiterated my core belief:
“Root Cause Analysis should not wait for the problem to be over. It should walk with the solution, side-by-side.”
Waiting till everything calms down to start thinking doesn’t work in a high-velocity industrial environment. We must develop the habit of parallel thinking - fix the problem and capture the causes in real-time.
To my surprise, I received the RCA report by evening. It was good - clear, structured, and sensible. But...
It was not done by the frontline people themselves.
We keep making the excuse that we’re too busy, and hence we skip documenting, skip thinking, skip learning. But that’s exactly why we remain forever busy - because we don’t extract the lessons and keep repeating the same firefighting cycle.
A culture of documentation isn’t about filling forms - it’s about freeing our future selves from reinventing the same wheel every week.
Key Points of the Day - 2nd June, 2025
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Sunday Reforestation Event attended near Mayor’s office; planted saplings alongside youth and dignitaries.
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Met several people and returned with a renewed spirit from a lively and hopeful event.
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Early morning rain refreshed the environment but brought no change in plant politics.
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Morning meeting involved handling of manipulative behavior; successfully countered with composure and logic.
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Line #1 is yet to start; final checks underway.
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Line #2 had a 3.15-hour breakdown due to Bag House Fan tripping.
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Discussed the incident in DPM; emphasized the importance of simultaneous RCA during problem-solving.
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RCA report was good but not prepared by those directly involved - highlighting a gap in ownership and discipline.
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Ongoing challenge: shifting from reactive busyness to structured, proactive thinking and documentation.
Reflection:
The contrast between yesterday’s tree planting and today’s plant politics couldn’t be starker. But perhaps that’s life - planting roots where we can, and pruning branches where we must. The rain may clean the roads, but to clean our systems, it takes leadership, courage, and a habit of documentation.
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