Are you currently running your business, or is it running you? Every business has processes, whether they are documented and communicated or not. But if they’re not… you’re likely not running your business, it’s probably running you. And, if that’s the case, the busier you get and the more your company grows, the less fun …
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The land of pride, ego, confusion, fear, resentment, trustlessness, and drama This is the story of a land of pride, ego, confusion, fear, resentment, trustlessness, and drama. This is a story about a land without process. When I started working as an administrative assistant, the tasks were easy. Just do the daily work my boss …
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The land of clarity, peace, rhythm, shared language, and great culture This is the story of a land of clarity, peace, rhythm, shared language, and great culture. This is a story about a land with process. When I wasn’t given documented job instructions for my role, I started mapping the processes of my job …
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Let Processes Run Your Business So You Don’t Have To I was a few months into working with a new company, and there was just so much information to digest. I am, admittedly, the type that likes to blaze trails, get a little information, and then run full speed ahead. At times, I operate like …
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Nine Months, Nine Years, Nine Days, or Never When I set out to develop and project manage a company’s first-ever process manual, it took me nine months and three hundred pages to complete. For many companies, it could take nine years to get all the pieces together. Or it may just never happen at all. …
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People Manage The Process and Processes Manage The People In the beginning of this series, I recalled a story where I had a leader that managed by process. He reminded me to slow down and refer to the existing process before trying to create my own from scratch. Then there was the time when I …
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In this series, I’ve shared with you why documenting your core processes is the key to having more fun in the process of building and growing your business. I’ve also offered you a way you can build your process documentation, manage by it, and lead yourself and your team to excellence. At the end of …
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Over years of leading organizations, I always struggled with an internal conflict. I knew that we as a team, and as a company, could be greater than we were. But at the time, it felt like nothing was moving fast enough for me even though I couldn’t slow down long enough to catch my breath. …
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Are you settling for ordinary? It was an ordinary Sunday evening. Procrastinating on getting myself ready for the next day because I knew what it would bring. What every other Monday brought. A race to catch up on emails and a swinging door of employee complaints with a client on the line waiting to share …
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Adventure awaits if you choose to answer the call In the previous post, I shared what it’s like to live in the ordinary world. A world where most people in positions of leadership struggle between giving directive and passively waiting for things to change. They look outside themselves for someone else to step up and …
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