It’s funny to watch the relationship between a plan that is called “easy” versus an implementation that is actually quite difficult. This phenomenon most often happens when people are trying to delegate a task that they won’t be taking on themselves.
Have you ever been told the phrase: “Don’t worry, this won’t take much of your time and we will keep it very simple.”
This phrase is an automatic red flag that something is going to take more time than expected and likely have a lot of complications. If this phrase isn’t accompanied by a good deal of detail and an approved workplan then there is a 99.9% likelihood you are being volunteered for something you don’t want.
As a manager, this is something you need to watch out that you don’t do yourself. It is easy to want to sell someone on a task you are delegating but it is rarely worthwhile to make a bad task seem better than it is. Down that road lies resentment and discontent.