“Great businesses are based on systems….If you have procedures and policies in place – and they are in writing – it basically means that any employee can come into your business and with the appropriate training pick up the recipe that keeps your business functioning.” Leading business commentator and business coach Peter Switzer
“Without documentation, all routinized work turns into exceptions…Documentation is an affirmation of order.” Michael Gerber, founder and chairman of E-Myth Worldwide and author of the E-Myth bestsellers
With all the jargon around about Change Management, it can be hard to find straight-shooting practical advice. Putting it simply, there are three key elements for success: planning, consultation, and communication.
Read more...Where do you start your Lean program? Most Lean practitioners would agree that you need to start by engaging people. How to engage people, however, may depend on the situation, and the driver for change.
Read more...What are some of the reasons you need procedures? Be honest. Is it because:
• You need them to meet legal, regulatory or accreditation requirements?
Do you need a procedure on how to use a wheelbarrow? Some companies go so overboard with procedures that they become laughable.
Read more...The popular wisdom about writing procedures used to be: “the person who does the job should write the procedure”. But does the person who does the job have the skills …
Read more...What causes your business the most pain? What really irks you in terms of waste or annoyance? When we asked small business owners about their top frustrations, there were 2 topics that kept recurring:
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