Doing more with less

We all want to be able to do more with less on our businesses. Less time, less resources, less people, etc. and still get the same or better results.?

But somewhere along the way we get stuck and end up with the opposite. Why? Because people are creatures of habit.

Let’s look at Sue at ABC Company as an example. Sue has been the Office Manager for 5 years. She knows her job inside and out, she is a tremendous asset to the company. As the company has grown you (the owner) have hired additional team members to support Sue and to take on other essential roles. But somewhere along the way things have started to feel a bit backwards. With your growth only so much additional work is necessary, but your team is still maxed out, including Sue. Here’s what’s happened.?

Throughout the years Sue (and your other team members) have learned how to bandaid some of the less ideal systems, clients and software in your business. They have established (sometimes elaborate) workarounds for inefficient processes, people and constraints. However, over time those workarounds become habits and those habits become the new inefficiencies and limitations on your business and you end up needing more (time, resources, people) in order to be able to do more.?

How do we change this??

1. Do an audit: Work with your team to figure out where they have put workarounds in place.?
2. Get to the root cause: Identify the underlying issues and causes for the workarounds and inefficiencies so you are not just putting new bandaids in place.?
3. Brainstorm solutions: Sit down with your team and identify the solutions that need to be implemented to address the underlying issues.?
4. Do more with less: Watch how your team is able to do more with less when they are no longer held back by inefficient workaround habits.?

If this sounds simple, it’s because at a high-level it is. Digging in and finding the inefficiencies, root causes and underlying issues - not so easy, but well worth your time.

Here’s to doing more with less!?

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