Systems Set You Free

Owner, Your team

Many business owners I talk to, knowing what I do, ask me how do they go about systemising their business.  Often they are stressed out from covering for staff who aren’t doing the job properly, have forgotten to order materials needed for the day’s work, have been let down by subbies not turning up on time, or a combination of all these….and more!  (Sound familiar?) They hear and read about how systems are essential in business to help free up their time, but they are not sure where to start.

I have put together a few thoughts about beginning to systemise a business if you are in a similar position to those business owners I mentioned above.

Change Is Good

Owner, Your team

I had a great meeting with a client today. We figured there was another $100,000 profit at least that could be added to their bottom line, just by tweaking a few operational practices.  It is great when I can work with clients like this.  My coaching fee pales into insignificance when compared to the potential…

The Best Advantage to Have

Marketing

A lot of people (including me) talk about competitive advantage and how it is vital to the ongoing success of a business.  This is very true, but what is the BEST sort of competitive advantage to have and what is plan B if you don’t have one? Without doubt the best competitive advantage to have…

Tradesmen’s Death Spiral

Owner

It all starts with loosing out on the job you were sure you would get.  There does not seem to be so much work out there, so you lower your prices to get the next job, otherwise you won’t have any work for the guys next month.  You are now thinking that the only way…