Posts Tagged ‘business process’
What Are You Doing To Make Business Practical?
Right about now you are probably thinking about what you have achieved in your business this year. And what you can do to grow your business next year. A lot of it comes down to being practical. Practical gets things done Being practical means knowing what to do next. And the single most important question…
Read MoreWhat Are You Doing To Make Business Fun?
Anything you have to do should be at least a little bit fun. That’s especially true when you do it every day for most of the day. In other words: your job. And the same goes for your employees. It’s important for your employees to enjoy their work to have a successful business. Make it…
Read MoreWhat Happened and Why? A Simple Guide to After Action Reviews
Our focus this month is on lessons learned.The first step in learning a lesson is studying the material. Enter: After Action Reviews. After action reviews An after action review is like a “what just happened?” replay button. It allows you to review a project by reliving the victories and freeze-framing the oops moments. An AAR…
Read MoreGoals Don’t Work—People Do: The Challenge of Gaining Employee Buy-In
You’ve set the goals for the quarter. Now comes the real work. Because let’s be honest: businesses don’t hit targets, people do. Getting your team’s buy-in isn’t optional. It’s the secret to getting things done. Buy-In is more than a memo Getting buy-in isn’t just about announcing a new goal at the Monday meeting or…
Read MoreProductivity for Every Role: Applying Equal Rules to Unique Jobs
The principles of productivity are the same across all roles in a business. But no two “to-do lists” look exactly the same. Let’s explore how professional priorities shape our productivity plans. Productive roles From an intern to the CEO, each role in a business has different targets and different expectations on their shoulders. And that…
Read MoreMove From Productive Foundations to Productive Work
Last week, we explored how productivity starts well before the first task is ticked off your to-do list. It’s a management practice. Today, let’s turn our focus to the crucial steps to make every day genuinely productive. Steps to productivity The steps to productivity are: Goal Setting With Meaning Effective productivity hinges on clear, actionable…
Read MoreAre You Productive or Just Really Good at Looking Busy?
It is September. You can feel the days getting shorter, the end of the year getting closer. Still, there are 4 months left. Let’s make them the most productive yet. Let’s make Productivity our autumn theme. What productivity is Productivity is the measure of how you turn inputs into outputs. Your inputs are time, effort,…
Read MoreIntroducing Company Resources During Employee Onboarding.
Do you ever do things by rote that you don’t even think about? Like driving home and then not remembering the commute. Or brushing your teeth and forgetting you did it. You don’t think about it because you do the same thing every time. Company resources The way you use your company resources can feel…
Read MoreOnboarding Technical Skills: From Practice Drills To Your Company’s Unique Game.
Technical skills are often a reason you hire someone-but that’s just the beginning. The real challenge is having new hires adapt those skills to your business context. Onboarding is not checking off what they know. It is guiding them to apply their expertise in ways that drive your company forward. From drills to the game…
Read MoreThe Magic Meeting Makeover: How to Make Every Meeting Count. (The Worksheet)
The average employee spends 392 hours in meetings each year. But there is a problem. Only 33% of meetings actively make a new decision. And a meeting without a decision is a waste of time. Make sure your meetings are part of the 67% where decisions are made. Why meetings are hard There’s nothing wrong…
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