We’re in the 2020’s, but We’re Stuck in the 1920’s

The start of a new year imparts a feeling to refresh, redo, renew for you and your business. Now is the perfect time to makeover your business processes or upgrade technology or build your team of high performers. In doing so, think about what it is that you would like to see refreshed or redone in your business. Here are a few key questions to help in resolving what your needs are for all aspects of your business:

• Have you ever stepped back to see what is working and what is not?
• Have you paused to evaluate your people, processes and technology?
• Have you moved away from antiquated ways of doing things and stepped into the new Roaring 20’s?

Sometimes we don’t like to do this because change can be daunting. Or we feel our current processes are working “just fine”. But what if you could be better than fine? What if your business could THRIVE in 2023? This doesn’t have to be a daunting task. These tasks are eye-opening opportunities for what comes next. So ask yourself, What does come next? What does it mean to thrive and elevate to that next level? The possibilities are already showing themselves. So let’s dive in to what those possibilities are. We have some suggestions to help you move in the right direction.

3 Ways to Discover Area to Upgrade This Year

• On a repeated daily, weekly and monthly basis, what business tasks or processes are bottlenecking your ability to be efficient?
• When you look at your team, who is rowing in the right direction and who seems to be not even in the boat sometimes?
• How many tools are you actually USING that minimize duplication of efforts? For those tools or technology in place are you getting the most bang for your buck?

As you identify areas where inefficiencies arise; take inventory of which ones seem the hardest or daunting. Perhaps those are specific scenarios where outside help can be leveraged or you can break it down into smaller iterative steps towards change. All the ways to discover how you can upgrade, benefit, and elevate your business into the future waiting for you is within these steps of thought and change.

Start with these questions and soon you will see a few areas you can enhance or complete redo in 2023. Remember, this is a start but also your vision and dreams ready to come to full potential and fruition. New ideas lead to new discoveries always. You may find that what you envision for the future of your business is even greater than you imagined. It starts with that one step in the right direction.