Are you using procedures in your business? If not, you need to get to work. But first, let me make sure your understanding of a procedure is the same as mine.
A procedure should always be written down in recorded some way or another. On paper, or in a video, as long as it exists somewhere besides in your head. It should be in a step-by-step like guide so it can be accomplished by anyone whether that be your employees or the future owner of your company.
If you don’t think that your business can run on procedures or making procedures is a waste of time, think again. Any task you do on your business can be made very easily into a procedure. Even writing a press release, article, or e-mailing a client needs to be turned into a procedure. Not only is turning that task into a procedure beneficial to others, if you continue to follow the same procedure in your business, you’ll gradually notice everything getting a little bit easier.
One benefit to following your own procedures is that you won’t accidentally forget an important step. Another benefit is that you’ll be able to have a better look at each step you are doing, and you might even...