Have you ever observed a business that seems to be in chaos? Maybe you don’t know what that looks like. Maybe that business owner is you and it still doesn’t appear that there is a problem because you feel like you are in complete control. Many business owners that think they are running their businesses… Continue reading 5 signs that your business is running you instead of you running it
Tag: process
Pay me now or pay me later, why you need to systematize now not tomorrow
One of the reasons for creating documented processes for your business is portability. Meaning that the day may come when you want to hand off ownership of your business to a third party. It could be that your business is being acquired or that you have decided to bring in a manager to run it… Continue reading Pay me now or pay me later, why you need to systematize now not tomorrow
There is gold in coffee shop conversation eavesdropping
I was at a coffee shop that I frequent and working on my book. A gentle man sat down next to me talking on his phone with what appeared to be his wife and kid. He wasn’t talking loudly but this coffee shop was small so it didn’t matter and he was only about two… Continue reading There is gold in coffee shop conversation eavesdropping
You can make more money if you stop writing things down on paper
You are running your business and conducting the usual day to day operations when your phone rings and it’s one of your vendors who you contacted earlier and left a voicemail asking for a return call. You ask her a few questions and she responds with more information than you can absorb so you ask… Continue reading You can make more money if you stop writing things down on paper
Automation is the answer to all of your business problems
In my practice as a corporate employee I worked in an environment where downsizing was the rule and not the exception. This activity seemed to be consistently taking place throughout each quarter of the year. During a conference call, someone asked this question to a member of the senior management team,”How do you recommend that… Continue reading Automation is the answer to all of your business problems