The entrepreneur always searches for change, responds to it, and exploit it as an OPPORTUNITY.
- Peter Drucker
Remember when work used to take days? Oddly enough, those might have been more relaxing times for business owners...
Here's what I'm seeing everywhere:
AI tools are making everything faster - except the bottleneck at the top (that's you).
Think about it...
• Two years ago: Team member gets task,...
Ever notice how some business owners seem chained to their phones, constantly telling people what to do next, while others barely need to check in?
Here's the thing: The difference often comes down to one simple switch in thinking...
Are you assigning work to people, or people to work?
Sounds lik...
The world markets have been in meltdown.
As you know Trump has introduced harsh tariffs on many countries that sell goods in the USA.
You may have seen the Ferris Beuler replays suggesting the foolishness of this strategy.
The world is very different from 2 centuries ago when the States successfu...
In the early days, your business doesn’t need systems—until it does.
As you grow, the moving parts multiply, and casual chats can’t keep up.
The real challenge?
Retrofitting systems when you’re already drowning in long hours and stalled growth.
Documenting what’s done and how is the easy part.
...
Ever wondered how to make systems work for your business? It starts with understanding what they are—and I learned this the hard way...
I knew the advantages of systems... do the right work in the right order.
I went after a strange target.
The system to create systems.
Sounds nice. If I knew th...
Missing netball games and coffee beans showed me why visibility is everything in life.
My wife had to travel and I've been single parenting for the week.Â
The coffee beans ran out.
Netball was missed.
But the kids were fed, dressed, and where they needed to be.
Going from two parents to one jus...
Systems are held up as a holy grail of business.
Because they make a logarithmic difference in how easy it is to run and produce cash in a business.
Systems mean the right work gets done, in the right order, to produce the right results by the people and AI's in your team.
But while the structure...
How do you assign the work of your business?Â
Do you give tasks to your people?
Or give people the tasks?
Such a choice may seem minor.
Is there even a difference between them?
Should you even worry about such a small detail?
Your choice on this one issue will heavily influence your ability to...
Getting people to work together is pretty challenging.
There are a lot of moving parts and ways to set things up.
Some tools work better for some things than others.
If all you are using is chat to run your business...
You're almost guaranteed to hit frequent problems and a growth ceiling due to...
So sorting out what is a system and how to build a system for your team to use effectively can be very challenging.
 I first got into systems because I believed that it was the only effective way to accomplish a lot in a limited amount of time.
 I'd read e-myth, work the system, systemology, and a...
One of the challenges in business is that you don't need systems in the early days.
You are working out what works.
What does not.
Documenting things that don't work seems a waste.
Silly even.
Better to be getting the work done!
And you can get by with meetings, chat, and even email.
The team...
I was watching my son's basketball game.
They've gone up to Div A. It's been challenging.
Zero wins from 3 games.
It's faster, more aggressive, more physical... and they are growing fast in response.
I was sitting next to one of the other parents.
She is a change consultant.
Helps businesses s...
