How often do you hear the cry, “You can’t get good people” or “Why can’t I get my people to do as I tell them?”.
Most people go into business for themselves with the aim of having financial freedom as well as more time. How many business owners do you know who have several people working in the business, yet they seem to be doing all the work? What is the point? Hopefully this is not you!
However if it is…. there are several things you can do in this situation. One of these is through the use of systems…
Most people in business understand how important systems are.
“Systems” stands for Saving Your Self, Time, Energy & Money. They are usually responsible for having a business that runs smoothly and profitably. The E-Myth by Michael Gerber really highlights how important systems are for businesses to be successful. McDonalds is a well worn example of this having taken fairly average food it is simply a matter of systems that keep it a hugely successful entity, managing to get teenagers to do things that you usually don’t expect them to do at home. With good systems in place it is a matter of employing people to run those systems.
So the aim is to get the systems built into your business. Look at the most basic things from answering the phone all the way to how you produce your product. Your systems need to be clearly defined and easy to understand so your team member can understand what you want. Have them written down and turn them into checklists. This is the basic foundation of business as well as building great teams.
Once the systems have been built and are clearly defined it is a matter of recruiting the right people to run those systems and refining as you go.
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