Most small business owners think they are running a business, but in fact have simply bought themselves a job, and try as they might, they cannot achieve the freedom they thought would be part of the deal.
The business is totally dependent on them being there, doing everything, have a finger in every pie, being the ‘go to’ person for every customer and every staff member.
Working ON your business is all very well – but what if you don’t have the time? As coaches, the most common complaint we hear from people who want to grow their business is: “I know I need to do some work ON my business, but I just don’t have the time.” And believe me, we understand.
When you manage people in a business your role is not about bossing or supervising. It’s about helping them be the best they can be. When you do that, together with great underpinning systems, you will be a great manager and your business will hum.
Managing is really all about communication. Here are some classic managing mistakes and solutions to address them.
Procrastination comes in many forms and few of them, serve us well. Much of the time we will look for other things to do in order to put off doing the things we don’t want to do, but ultimately have to be done.
I recognized my inner procrastinator many years ago when I found myself on my knees cleaning out the saucepan cupboard when I should have been writing term reports for 38 nine year olds.
So, here are a few of my main life rules for dealing with this pest.
You hear every business owner saying that they need systems. There’s no argument there. Everyone knows that they need them and that healthy productivity of the business depends on them. Problem is, few know what they really look like or how they work.
Before you can begin to create systems, you need to understand the thought process which help you develop effective, trouble free systems in your business.