Resources
4 Steps to Fixing Your Business
This simple 4 step process can be applied to any business and any business problem. Keep it simple and focussed to maximise your chance of success.
Mindsweep Worksheet
Taken from David Allen’s GTD this is a powerful yet deceptively simple exercise. I have found it to be super effective and simple to do for myself and with clients.
Net Wealth Tracker
This is the simplest, most powerful way I know if you have your own business to keep tabs on how you are going. 30 minutes a month to maintain this tracker is well worth the effort to keep tabs on how you are going where it really matters - Net Wealth
Sales Worm
Do NOT fly blind and carry the burden of responsibility for driving your business on your own. If you are interested in doing well in business, having energised and loyal staff and making your life as easy as possible and put this tool in place in your business today!
Role Task Matrix
Don’t let the tail wag the dog. Develop a strong point of view about who should be doing what in your business so there is clarity around your role and everyone else’s role. People perform better, are more engaged and are happier when they have clear roles.
Threshold of Conviction
Leading your team will require you to gain their ‘buy in’ or ‘get them on board’ from time to time as things change. These conversations can be tough but keeping this model in mind can make things a bit easier.
Stand Up Meeting
This is the quickest, most effective way to get your teamworking in the right direction and working together to achieve your goals. The best 15 minutes of your day.
Why business is hard
At school 90% was great. At work, it’s a fail - here’s why….
Reaching Your Limit
People make jokes about “The Peter Principle” as if it’s phenomenon of simply bad management. But there is an explanation for why it happens. And can occur with individuals as well as businesses.
How to Map Your Business
Where to start? Always a major consideration and only a bigger concern the bigger and more poorly defined the project. This tool explains where to start when systematising your business and how to get the most out of the exercise.
Hire Right - match people to the role
It’s not always obvious who to hire - mapping what the everyone is responsible for and then each individual makes it a lot easier.
Who does what? Use a swim lane map!
Mapping a process using the swim lane format can identify roadblocks and inefficiencies in your business.
Bad with technology? That’s no excuse not to be organised
There are so many solutions you can put in place to get you and your business organised without technology - you just need to look for them.