How Organized is Your Business? Part 4
How Organized is Your Business? Part 4
Schedule the Strategic
Business owners often feel like they are fire fighters rather than business owners. While there is usually an adrenalin rush in solving the urgent issues, it is not a very effective way to run your business. Make sure that you have time scheduled in your week for strategic activities such as client relationship management, product development, future planning or marketing. Treat that time as a client commitment and do not allow other things to get scheduled on top of it. By taking the time weekly to plan, you will have fewer fires to put out and a well-oiled business.
Are you working in your business or on it? If you are more "in" than "on" you are likely saying there are a lot of things that you want to do. Is your business growing as fast as you would like it to be? Could it be because of where you are spending your time?
Evaluate Where You Need to Get Organized
Occasionally take some time to review how you are spending your time and how you are using your space. Do you need to do an organization overhaul? Ask yourself the following questions:
1. How many hours a week am I working?
2. Am I spending the time I want on non-work related activities?
3. How do I feel at the end of the day?
4. Do I enjoy what I am doing?
5. How often am I interrupted at work?
6. What time does my work day end?
7. How do I tackle a new project?
8. How quickly can I find a filed document?
9. Is my in-basket overflowing?
10. How do I handle "fires" or urgent items that come up?
11. How do I plan my day?
12. Do I have an effective client relationship system?
13. Has disorganization caused me a client?
Be as honest as you can be with yourself as you ask the questions above. You may be surprised with what you learn!
What do you want to stop doing in your daily activities so that you can grow your business the way you want to grow it?
How Organized is Your Business Part 4 - To learn more about this author, visit Stephanie Calahan's Website.
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Yesterday I asked you how organized your business was. Did you consider your answer? Today I'll share a thought on how you can move yourself to a business more organized. Schedule the Strategic.
Schedule the Strategic
Business owners often feel like they are fire fighters rather than business owners. While there is usually an adrenalin rush in solving the urgent issues, it is not a very effective way to run your business. Make sure that you have time scheduled in your week for strategic activities such as client relationship management, product development, future planning or marketing. Treat that time as a client commitment and do not allow other things to get scheduled on top of it. By taking the time weekly to plan, you will have fewer fires to put out and a well-oiled business.
Are you working in your business or on it? If you are more "in" than "on" you are likely saying there are a lot of things that you want to do. Is your business growing as fast as you would like it to be? Could it be because of where you are spending your time?
Evaluate Where You Need to Get Organized
Occasionally take some time to review how you are spending your time and how you are using your space. Do you need to do an organization overhaul? Ask yourself the following questions:
1. How many hours a week am I working?
2. Am I spending the time I want on non-work related activities?
3. How do I feel at the end of the day?
4. Do I enjoy what I am doing?
5. How often am I interrupted at work?
6. What time does my work day end?
7. How do I tackle a new project?
8. How quickly can I find a filed document?
9. Is my in-basket overflowing?
10. How do I handle "fires" or urgent items that come up?
11. How do I plan my day?
12. Do I have an effective client relationship system?
13. Has disorganization caused me a client?
Be as honest as you can be with yourself as you ask the questions above. You may be surprised with what you learn!
What do you want to stop doing in your daily activities so that you can grow your business the way you want to grow it?
How Organized is Your Business Part 4 - To learn more about this author, visit Stephanie Calahan's Website.
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