Fore!

I close my eyes, and my family and I are in Hilton Head, South Carolina, for spring break.

It was a ritual for us when my children were living at home.

While I regularly played golf before having three children, my golf clubs got lonely in the years following their births.

But on this vacation, I took my sons, Davis and Reed, to play.

In addition to the green fees at the Harbor Town course, we may have spent one hundred dollars on balls. As it turned out, they were defective. They would not stay in the fairway or go in the hole.

And when we were done, we headed home to watch The Masters.?

We marveled at the beauty, the pageantry, and the large crowds.

The best golfers in the world, at the top of their games, use all of their skills and experience to navigate one of the most challenging courses in the world.

Luckily for them, they have great caddies. They have yardage books. They’ve had a few practice rounds before the tournament.

Could you imagine them, with all their skills and experience, not having a caddy or yardage book? At Augusta National? It would be a huge mistake. What would their scores be?

So the caddies, yardage books, skills, and experiences are their tools, just like our operations manuals.

Operations manuals let us focus on the execution, not the strategy or tactics.

They also provide a repeatable framework, making adding staff to our teams easier.

Here are a few ideas that could be in yours:

• ?Affirmations and vision book.
• Scripts, in-take forms, debriefing forms.
• How to coach your candidate from interview to offer to acceptance to transition.?

Simply, any process that you will need to repeat.

And remember, having an operations manual is like having a caddy and yardage book - it will give you the tools you need to succeed in business. With it, you and your team can be consistent, making growing your business much more manageable. So don't forget to create or update yours today!

Hit'em down the fairway! And if you need help with doing so, don’t hesitate to book a free?Search Maximizer Session, where we can cover this and other topics.

Thanks for reading.

Until next week,

Mark