Delegating
3 Productivity Tips for Business Owners
In the fast-paced world of business, productivity isn’t just a buzzword—it’s the key to success.
June 25, 2024
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In the fast-paced world of business, productivity isn’t just a buzzword—it’s the key to success.
How many times have you missed a sale or important call because you’ve been busy with your business? Almost worse: you answered the call and promptly forgot to deal with it as you returned to working. This is the problem that call centres claim to resolve. In reality while call centres will answer your phone, they will simply take a message for you to deal with when you have time
How many times have you missed a sale or important call because you’ve been busy with your business? Almost worse: you answered the call and promptly forgot to deal with it as you returned to working. This is the problem that call centres claim to resolve. In reality while call centres will answer your phone, they will simply take a message for you to deal with when you have time
Your business has grown and it’s starting to get a little crazy juggling your books, answering your phone, scheduling your appointments, invoicing and collecting on those invoices. Likely someone has suggested outsourcing to you but you just want your own person sitting in your office. It’ll be easier and it’s cheaper. Is it though? In this post we’re going to review the top 5 reasons to consider outsourcing to a
Stop trying to know everything. Our computer’s not working, we don’t try to fix it we call the experts . We need headshots, I don’t take a photography class, I call in a headshot photographer . You don’t need to figure out the details of how it’s done when it’s time to delegate. You just need to identify what you want to delegate and how you want to work. Make a high value list.
Delegating is hard!!! For those of us that have bootstrapped our business we’ve become accustomed to doing it all and trying to figure out what and how to delegate seems like more work than it’s worth. So for the uber competent, slightly control freakish owner we’ve created our 5 Steps to determining WHAT to delegate. Find a quiet spot. Thinking effectively takes space: both physical and mental. Clear some time
How many times have repeated the same thing over and over to your team; only to have them agree and then do the exact opposite? Have you considered that you’re not talking the same language? Today at lunch, I shared a story of a transformative a-ha moment I had on this very topic with my team. My lunch partner strongly urged me to share the story and lessons learned –
What is your key advice for someone wanting to walk away from their business for a month or more while having it continue to grow? I have some good news & some bad news. The bad news is you cannot control all aspects of your business while you’re away. The good news is that you can & should duplicate yourself before your absence. First, I would share with my team
Delegation is the best tool for leveraging your time and getting more done, particularly when you aren’t available. After all, you can do anything but you can’t do everything. People who are delegated to learn more, are more engaged and tend to want to take on even more. You can build your business by building the capabilities of your people by delegating. However; delegation is not foolproof! It has potential
We asked some trusted coaches to provide us with their key advice for business owners wanting to walk away from their business for a month or more while ensuring that they come back to an intact business (better yet a thriving business). Their responses will be posted over the next couple of weeks. Check back often as you don’t want to miss out on this invaluable insight.