Your Business Needs an Operating System

Most business owners reach a point in their business growth when they no longer feel in control of their business.? Things that used to be simple are more complex.

This feeling of being out of control often goes hand-in-hand with feeling overwhelmed.? There is always more work than there is time to do it.? Which then leads to you feeling stressed, exhausted, and guilty for either neglecting your family or neglecting your business.?

You continue to add team members to help grow the business.? Yet, regardless of the amount of staff you have, a large percentage of your company’s success still comes directly from how hard you work.? At some point, your increased effort no longer produces the results you require to move your business forward.

Many small businesses get stuck at a certain level of success.? You are successful, but stuck. Not necessarily because you are doing something wrong.? Rather because what is missing from your business.

What’s missing from your business is a system for organizing and operating your business.??

You need a business operating system so your company can run, grow and have the ability to scale without you.? A system your team can use to run and grow the business.? Systems run the business; people run the systems.

What is a Business Operating System?

A business operating system is a system for organizing and running your business.? It is your single source of truth that documents what your company does, how it does it, and the progress it is making toward its stated goals and objectives.?

We use and teach the Scalable Operating System Framework for installing or upgrading your business operating system.? We found it is adaptable and compliments the E-Myth approach we have used with our business coaching client for over 20 years.? We use these concepts and frameworks to help business owners break through their current ceiling, build a scale-able, exit-able business that gives the owner the financial and time freedom they deserve.?

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The Scalable Operating System

As you can see in the graphic the foundation of the Scalable Operating System Framework is documenting the “set of algorithms” that make your business run. Your algorithms will include:

• Mapping out your value engines - how you create value for both your business and your customers.??
• Creating your playbooks - these allow you to execute, grow, and scale by capturing core processes and critical SOP’s - the “plays” your team runs each day.
• Building your high output team (H.O.T.) canvas -? where you define the team members required, clarify roles and responsibilities, and create a culture of trust and accountability.

The glue that will hold your scalable operating system together is your communication architecture.? Think of this as your “common language'' used to share information and make decisions throughout your entire organization.? Your communication architecture include:

• Using company scorecards to measure weekly performance and allow you and your team to gauge your progress.
• Creating a company dashboard to summarize, visualize, and easily share your key metrics.?
• Establishing your meeting rhythm to share the right information with the right people at the right time.? This enables you and your team to make data driven decisions that lead you forward.

At the top of the Scalable OS Framework is clarifying your company’s “desired outputs”. ? Clarifying your company’s direction will ensure your people, your processes, and your strategic plan are all aligned toward a common goal.? The main tool we use is the clarity compass where you will clarify and document your:?

• Business vision and 3-year targets.
• Core purpose and core values for your company.?
• Strategic anchors to guide decision making at every level.

Used together you now have a business operating system that will run, grow and scale your business.? Business owners that implement a business operating system feel more in control, less overwhelmed, and have the ability to scale their business.? You can create a scale-able business that gives you the wealth and freedom you deserve.

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Kevin Poland is the owner of The Renaissance Group, a consulting and coaching company that provides small business owners with tools and frameworks to live an extraordinary entrepreneurial life.? We can help you build and install a business operating system so your company can run, grow and scale without you.

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