Small Business - Increase Your Productivity
As the owner of your own small business you are 'it'. You want it to grow beyond you and eventually be self sufficient and give you the life you dream about. Then you better find ways to be more productive and here are a few.
1. Write down clear goals: What do you want to accomplish … in your life and your business. They must be clear, specific and have a time limit. Be honest with yourself. Where are you right now; and where are you going? If you don't know … who does?
2. Write a clear plan of action to get you there: You know in one above where you are going, what specific steps will get you there? You'll make adjustments along the way but outline the big steps then the little ones and do it daily.
3. Now prioritize: Once you know where you're going and the steps you'll take you can then establish priorities of what needs to be done when. Simple to understand and difficult to do everyday.
4. Focus: Once you've accomplished steps one through three above it's up to you to have the courage and discipline to make it happen. The key to your better future is you. Make sure your habits match your dreams.
5. Your work and skills should match: You have a set of skills and the business may require some you don't have. Make sure you play to your strengths and hire for your weakness.
6. Delegate: Now you've heard that before but trust your people, after hiring right and training and coaching - delegate and step back. Ask for and demand results but don't dictate methods.
7. Use a process: Use a planner, a to do list, a computer program, use something to keep track of your goals, make adjustments and jump back in again in the morning. I have found it doesn't matter what tool or method you use, use what works for you. It's that simple.
8. Use the process every single day: Whatever method you choose - use it! And use it each and every day. I've found that spending an hour on Friday night to plan next weeks most important events is one of the most valuable things I can do. Then spend fifteen minutes at the end of each day to plan tomorrow's activities and your most important needs will provide a big hit to your productivity.
Imagine packing up the family and heading off on a cross county trip with no map or planned destination. Even your youngest children would find that foolish. Why then, do we do it in our businesses? Don't know, but I do know that what we do everyday is what we believe … all the rest is just talk. What will you do now? It's up to you.
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Ed Kugler has been living change since the jungles of Vietnam where he was a Marine Sniper for two-years in the Vietnam War. He came home to a country he hadn't left and began work as a mechanic and truck driver. Since then he has worked his way into the executive suite of Frito Lay, Pepsi Cola and Compaq Computer where he was Vice President of Worldwide Logistics, a position he achieved with no college degree. Ed left in 1997 to consult and write. He is the author of Dead Center - A Marine Sniper's Two Year Odyssey in the Vietnam War and five other books and counting. He regularly consults with some o the nations leading companies on organizational change and coaches individuals to make the most of their lives.
Ed is the father of three, grandfather to three and has been married to the same woman for 38 years and counting. http://www.nomorebs.com
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