Why Your Business Systems FAIL

why business systems fail
Do you wonder why your business systems fail? Just ask me!  I’ve heard just about everything! Go on, say it… “We’ve TRIED implementing systems, but people don’t stick to them, so they fail!” How many times have I heard THAT?  Answer...

The Post-it Notes System

post-it notes system
Post-it notes were a huge boon to office work; however, a Post-it notes SYSTEM used for every communication or reminder can be a bit of a “sticky wicket!” I had been in a certain office several times, and it had always been immaculate. Now it looked like...

Systemizing a Prophet

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If I have learned anything about organizing and systemizing a company, it’s because I know where many of the “how-to” answers come from. There’s a great story in the Old Testament about a man named Jethro, the Sheik of Midian. I tells how he taught a great prophet...

Death Of A Salesman

death of salesman
My wife and I are movie buffs, and this past week we decided to watch the old film classic, Death of a Salesman.  I can tell you, the homemade popcorn was the only highlight of watching such a depressing story. However, it did spark the idea for this week’s...

Systems versus Big Brother Part 3

Systems versus Big Brother Part 3
This last of three blogs, Systems versus Big Brother Part 3 hopes to win over some who still believe business systemization is too rigid. Experiencing daily chaos in a business should be all an owner needs to become a believer in quality control systems. Sustainable...

Self-Correcting Errors?

self-correcting errors
Self-correcting errors are those from which you learn lasting life lessons, only seconds AFTER picking up a hot frying pan! Wouldn’t it be great if the errors and mistakes you make in your BUSINESS would just self-correct like that? Actually, there are some...

Systems versus Big Brother Part 2

systems versus big brother part 2
This second of these three blogs, Systems versus Big Brother Part 2, continues in response to some who mistakenly believe business systemization is too rigid. If you are experiencing any amount of chaos in your business, it’s unnecessary! There is a remedy for...

Systems versus Big Brother Part 1

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This first of three blogs, Systems versus Big Brother Part 1, was written in response to some who think business systemization is too rigid. Read on, and decide for yourself… unless you’re not experiencing any amount of chaos in your business! There’s a...

Lean Times Call For Lean Actions!

lean times lean actions
Lean times call for lean actions! If you spend enough time watching the major news networks these days, you can see a thread weaving through all the rhetoric, fancy graphics, pomp and circumstance. It’s all about OPINIONS. Everybody has one! Every news program...

Seeking to Simplify Business

simplify business
The only real way to simplify business is by implementing control systems! Whereby, holding all personnel in the organization accountable to company processes. With that in mind, I recently read an article in CIO Magazine, titled “In Search of Simplicity,” about...

The Law of Diminishing Returns

law of diminishing returns
What do you know about the Law of Diminishing Returns, and when would it apply to your business? You are considering implementing a sustainable quality control system for your production processes, but something is eating at you! Many owners tell me, “It would take...

The Million Dollar Mistake

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Below is an example of a large business million-dollar mistake. As a small business owner, if you’re prepared with quality control systems, you won’t make that mistake! A few weeks ago, I was facilitating a Webinar demo of our systems for the systems...

Running Your Business via Cell Phone

Business Communications via cell phone
Solid business communications are critical in all mediums today. Staying connected with customers and prospects is crucial to “getting the early worm.” However, allowing your cell phone to be a constant line to you, the owner, can be problematic! In 2012,...

A System for Slobs

system for slobs
Many years ago I had an epiphany—I would build a system for slobs. That was me, before systems! I remembered that old adage, “Order should begin in your own house.” Boy, did my house, my BUSINESS, need that! A business book I read, one night, shared a true...