Working In vs. On Your Business: How To Shift Your Leadership. (The Worksheet)
You must work on your business, not in it.
Since you started your business, you’ve probably heard a version of this idea every month.
But what does it mean, really? How do you know when you are working ON your business rather than in it?
Work ON your business
Working on your business means looking ahead.
Working in your business means completing today’s tasks.
When you work on your business, you see it as a single entity moving towards a set goal.
It means knowing where you want your business to go.
Working IN your business
When you know where you want your business to go, you can direct the day-to-day tasks that will get you there.
You start knowing why you’re doing things instead of just doing them.
Sharing that “why” with your employees is what brings them along on the journey.
The WHY factor
Let’s see this through an example.
You want to train your employees on a certain skill.
- What do you want to do: train your employees
- Why do you want to do it: so they can apply it in your business
This may seem obvious, but now add the next step: how it gets done.
If you stop at the What, it looks like this:
- What: train your employees
- How: Read the manual
What changes when you add the Why:
- What: train your employees
- Why: so they can do the new work
- How: Read, practice, prove their new ability
Accountability forces you to set goals that actually work.
Your turn
Use this week’s worksheet to apply this to your business.
Start with the least productive part of your business right now. Fill in the worksheet and share the results with your team. This is how you work ON your business and trust your people to work IN your business.
What next
The right day to start working ON your business is today. Contact me now to get started on your Strategic Blueprint.