Who Said Small Business Was Fun and Freedom

Written by Syd Stewart


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DNA acts as a template or checklist for copying with exceptional low error rates.

Let Checklists become part of Your Genetic Code.

Generate these checklists benefits using natures solutions:

-Eliminate lapses or mistakes -Create business stability acrossrepparttar generations of your staff. -Train new staff faster and better. -Capture your best practice and experience. -Capture improvements easily. -Demonstrate that you have not been negligent.

Here's how to checklist your way to fun and freedom using natures solutions:

1)Start in a small way and build it up. Don't worry about getting everything right first time. Take a simple task where things are being forgotten or missed and create a checklist.

2)Make a list of tasks to be done inrepparttar 104655 correct order on a sheet with check boxes to mark off thatrepparttar 104656 tasks that are completed. Just write down what you are doing now as a starter. Incorporate instructions into your checklist.

3)Break down complex tasks into small manageable building blocks. Try to break uprepparttar 104657 task into pieces where minimum or low risk links or interfaces exist. Keep it simple.

4)Use diagrams. Remember, a picture is worth a 1000 words.

5)Use checklists to controlrepparttar 104658 interface between a) staff and departments internally and b) between you and you're customers and suppliers. Failures often occur at interfaces.

6)Involve your staff inrepparttar 104659 creation ofrepparttar 104660 checklist. Note, in nature, genes collaborate to survive. Remind staff that checklists mean no loss of esteem. Airline pilots use them allrepparttar 104661 time. Checklists permit good professional practice. Staff involvement will also lead to their commitment to userepparttar 104662 checklist.

7)Maximiserepparttar 104663 use of experience within and outside your business. Use other peoples genes. Don't try to reinventrepparttar 104664 wheel. Find out what others do. Beg, borrow and swipe checklist ideas.

8)Request your staff check offrepparttar 104665 checklist with their initials and date. File your checklist as record of your good practice. If a customer challenges your performance, you've great evidence to demonstrate that you were not negligent in any way.

9)Modifyrepparttar 104666 checklist to close any gap, if mistakes are still occurring. Keep doing this until you can reproducerepparttar 104667 task without lapses. Checklists just make this so easy.

10)Make sure you userepparttar 104668 correct checklist. Introduce a system that ensures your staff will always userepparttar 104669 most up to date version ofrepparttar 104670 checklist. If not old lapses will recur. Keeprepparttar 104671 latest master checklists in a clearly titled folder (paper or computer).

11)Makerepparttar 104672 checklists readily available. You can use folders for different areas or processes of your business, so that your staff can readily findrepparttar 104673 right checklist forrepparttar 104674 job.

Simple checklists yield so much power. Let checklists become part of your genetic code.

Start today, create your first checklist and startrepparttar 104675 process of getting your life back. Stop fire fighting and begin to have fun and freedom.



Syd Stewart is the author of "Smiling Owner - How to Build a Great Small Business - An Evolutionary Approach". He has been an Business owner and manager for over 30 years.Visit his site to find out how you can Build a Great Small Business at http://www.smilingowner.com


How to Grow Your Business using Nature's Secrets

Written by Syd Stewart


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Nature or evolution tells us there are several simple ways of building up and diversifying your gene pool. Here arerepparttar four principles that you can apply:

1. Cumulatively build onrepparttar 104654 best you have one small step at a time. Make many small changes rather than one or a few big traumatic changes.

2. Nourish, train and developrepparttar 104655 genes you have to fully develop their potential.

3. Carefully, introduce new genes, new blood from outside. Out-breeding - a well-established practice in animal husbandry.

4. Learn from your and other people's mistakes and good fortunes. In nature, surprisingly, organisms only truly make transformations through rare errors occurring in gene replication - mutations. Most mutations are bad and cause diseases, but some are good and lie dormant for years until they are called in to play to help compete inrepparttar 104656 environment.

The most important and key factor in transforming your organisation is outside influence -repparttar 104657 last two points above. So here are a few ideas to get you started:

a) Visit and learn from other companies, not just in your own industry.

b) Attend and network at external meetings and training courses.

c) Seek and action appropriate external help from respected knowledgeable industry experts.

d) Carefully hire people with different backgrounds and experience.

e) Lastly, but not least, involve your staff in all these actions; makerepparttar 104658 most of their genes.

You need to become a genetic leader or manager to grow a resilient, sustainable and thriving business using nature's secrets! A Great Business. Start today, just do it one small step at a time!

Syd Stewart is the author of "Smiling Owner How to Build a Great Small Business An Evolutionary Business E-Handbook". He has been an owner and manager for over 30 years. He Knows What Works and What Doesn't. Visit his site to find out how you can 'Build a Great Small Business' at http://www.smilingowner.com


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