Importance of Keeping Organized

Spring is here which means things are typically happening at lightning speed. Although there are a lot of unknowns this year, keeping organized is not only a nice idea, it is crucial to you and your team's success. 

Here are a couple tips that will help ensure the important things are not slipping between the cracks:

• Create a written plan for the day. Preplan all of the repeat tasks that often fall through the cracks and use the rock, pebble, sand method to ensure the most important things are scheduled first. 
• Leverage a calendar. Leave some whitespace between tasks so that if something comes up, it doesn’t derail your entire day.
• Block out distractions.
• Delegate tasks you do not need to do.
• Track how you are spending your time.
• Eliminate unnecessary tasks.

I also encourage owners to pay attention to how much time they spend on the phone and with whom. Is it your management team or are you getting calls from staff and crew leaders regularly? 

If crew leaders are calling you, it’s time to get a new phone for yourself and give your old one to your operations manager. Your staff are likely calling you because it’s the number they are used to calling. And if you are regularly dealing with things that your operations manager can deal with, you are not spending your time wisely. I’ve had clients do this on more than one occasion and they are always blown away by how much more time they have to do management tasks.

If you need help implementing these tips let me know. I’m happy to jump on a call with you or you can book a meeting with me HERE.