by Philip Paul Beyer | Feb 12, 2022 | The Organizer Blog
What is the real measure of success when it comes to owning or managing a small business? Recently, I had a heart-to-heart conversation with an established business owner concerning his disappointments of business ownership. Although successful money-wise, he shared...
by Philip Paul Beyer | Feb 3, 2022 | The Organizer Blog
Recently, as a guest on TharsternTV, we compared the “Theory of Broken Windows” with the 100% System of Cleanliness in business. The “Theory of Broken Windows” introduced in 1982, impacted police work in the following decades. This theory uses broken windows as an...
by Philip Paul Beyer | Jan 15, 2022 | The Organizer Blog
How to delegate effectively to employees is a major obstacle and frustration for small business owners. Fact is, there are several reasons why owners don’t TRUST handing off responsibilities to others. The number one reason is the FEAR OF LOSING CONTROL. Therefore,...
by Philip Paul Beyer | Jan 5, 2022 | The Organizer Blog
Reverse the curse of Predictable Events gone haywire! In other words, stop those recurring, pesky, system-busting, and non-conforming issues that keep tension high among employees and owners. Make no mistake, NOT controlling the thousands of predictable events...
by Philip Paul Beyer | Dec 29, 2021 | The Organizer Blog
There are THREE WAYS for owners to take authority over business operations! A recent article from a service industry business coach listed numerous mistakes made by small business owners. No doubt, each of the mistakes/frustrations he listed are harmful to a...
by Philip Paul Beyer | Dec 16, 2021 | The Organizer Blog
Confronting the “author of confusion,” head-on, can be intimidating, even scary! Not surprisingly, this mysterious unwelcome visitor seems to target small businesses, waiting for the opportunity to create turmoil. Some say the author of confusion is simply the ebb and...
by Philip Paul Beyer | Dec 1, 2021 | The Organizer Blog
Believe it or not, there IS a place called THERE! For years, many small business owners have shared with us their desire to go “there”. In fact, in their mind’s eye they can described how it looks, how orderly and peaceful it seems “there”. No doubt, the desire is...
by Philip Paul Beyer | Nov 26, 2021 | The Organizer Blog
After reading a popular book on systematic organization for small businesses, in the 1990s, I came face-to-face with a dilemma. How long was I going to hesitate between two opinions? On one hand, many business friends and associates told me that systematic...
by Philip Paul Beyer | Nov 19, 2021 | The Organizer Blog
Dear small business owner, are you living the life of “Les Miserables”? If so, take a few minutes to consider business process systemization. And, if you don’t like what you read here, we will refund your misery! Unless of course, you are okay with having little free...
by Philip Paul Beyer | Nov 12, 2021 | The Organizer Blog
As a business owner for over three decades, THIS IS WHAT I KNOW. When there is no written operations manual for how a business runs, it’s a sure sign the owner has that critical information locked in his or her head. Therefore, when employees need access to that...
by Philip Paul Beyer | Nov 6, 2021 | The Organizer Blog
Think about this for a minute, “Whoever manages the crisis, manages the outcome.” In other words, when a crisis appears in business—and THEY WILL APPEAR—somebody is responsible for overseeing it to resolution. Then what? The person who usually manages a crisis in a...
by Philip Paul Beyer | Oct 31, 2021 | The Organizer Blog
“Give me liberty” is the heart-cry of most small business owners. Let’s face it, the original dream of business ownership is to become independent financially and enjoy lots of free time. Unfortunately, for most owners with five or more years under their belt, the...
by Philip Paul Beyer | Oct 24, 2021 | The Organizer Blog
“Ignorance Gone to Seed” is a state in which small business owners find themselves when refusing to acknowledge the need for end-to-end workflow systemization. Truth is, whether it’s the seed of a lack of knowledge, procrastination, or just plain old stubbornness, it...
by Philip Paul Beyer | Oct 15, 2021 | The Organizer Blog
We encounter many owners of small-to-midsize businesses who are in search of optimal order. Unfortunately, most of them are looking for a “quick fix.” Although there is NOT necessarily a quick fix for disorder, there is a SIMPLE FIX! As always, we make clear to owners...
by Philip Paul Beyer | Oct 8, 2021 | The Organizer Blog
Revising reality in a business becomes necessary when the real truth of function prompts cover up. Especially, if it operates like most small businesses! REALITY, for most small business owners, is a never-ending struggle to maintain control of operations by...
by Philip Paul Beyer | Sep 29, 2021 | The Organizer Blog
Make no mistake, ROT starts at the top in any business! On our small farm in Tennessee, we have many large oak and pine trees. One day we noticed one of our pines turning brown and starting to die at the very top. As days went by, the decay kept moving down the trunk...
by Philip Paul Beyer | Sep 26, 2021 | The Organizer Blog
Living and working in the ordinary routine of business can be a mundane affair. On the other hand, in a systemized business that’s thriving and continually improving, one can rise above the mundane. That’s when work can be fun, as evidenced by happy employees and a...
by Philip Paul Beyer | Sep 17, 2021 | The Organizer Blog
To all small business owners, salespersons, and managers: Please come to ORDER! Make no mistake, the secret to stress-less success is to LABOR IN ORDER TO REST. To be clear, you must LABOR diligently, purposefully, relentlessly to bring systemic ORDER to your...
by Philip Paul Beyer | Sep 9, 2021 | The Organizer Blog
A primitive proprietorship called Tex Lyon’s Printing altered my life’s course; leading to the development of tools for totally systematizing small businesses around the globe. Walking into that very small print shop for the first time at age fourteen; somehow, I knew...
by Philip Paul Beyer | Sep 1, 2021 | The Organizer Blog
Squandered, in the process of time, are precious minutes and hours gone forever, albeit unintentionally. The adage “TIME IS MONEY” applies perfectly. Whereas, minutes turn to hours; turning to days of lost time and money. Considering the process of time, MOST small...
by Philip Paul Beyer | Aug 27, 2021 | The Organizer Blog
Every business owner on the planet gets a daily soaking in a fountain of familiar frustrations. Yes, over the years we have documented many owner frustrations from that fountain via surveys. Surprisingly, many owners are so accustomed to a soaking, they never consider...
by Philip Paul Beyer | Aug 20, 2021 | The Organizer Blog
The mental picture of a business eating itself is troublesome. For me, bringing to mind a promo poster for JAWS! Yet it’s a daily occurrence in most companies. Make NO mistake; it’s NOT an uncontrollable disorder, because it is totally preventable. However, when...
by Philip Paul Beyer | Aug 12, 2021 | The Organizer Blog
One of the pioneers, whose revelation for fixing quality issues in production and service, leading to a revolution in TQM (Total Quality Management), was W. Edward Deming. Deming was an educator, lecturer, author, and an internationally renowned consultant. He also...
by Philip Paul Beyer | Aug 6, 2021 | The Organizer Blog
When is enough, ENOUGH? When will business owners throw down the gauntlet and issue a challenge to their employees? More importantly, a challenge to THEMSELVES. THE CHALLENGE? To defeat the ENEMY of all businesses. The adversary who opposes a clean, peaceful, and...
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