Time to Spring Forwards!

It’s that time again. The time of year we all look forward to. Lambs leaping; skylarks singing, daffodils dancing and rabbits doing… what rabbits do!

Spring is in the air!

And for many of us that means being overcome by a strange urge to spring clean; to de-clutter and spruce up every area of our home and garden; maybe even to decorate – hoping we’ll keep it that way for twelve months (or twelve days if we have children or pets!).

So, what about your business? Any plans for a makeover?

Maybe you’ve had a successful year. Maybe you’ve worked your socks off and done ok, but you’ve lost a bit of your mojo. Maybe you feel like you’re just repeating the same year over and over; doing good, but not really evolving, not taking that big leap forward

We all know it’s difficult to grow a business and still have a life.

Success undoubtedly means more money, but it can all too often mean less time – sometimes no time, to enjoy it; you’ve heard the expression ‘cash rich but time poor’.

Success means a bigger team, bigger challenges, more sleepless nights.

Success it seems, is not all it’s cracked up to be.

But it could be, if only we took the leap. If only we realised that we had all the right ingredients in our business, to make that leap – to spring forward to success – to be time and cash rich – to have a team that performs brilliantly whether we’re there or not.

We have the money. We have the people. What we don’t have are the systems; they are the springboard to success. And by systems I mean a simple logical repeatable way to do every task in your business. I learned that at McDonald’s, where systems run the business and people run the systems.

Get your planning system focused on your destination, develop a plan with your people to take you there, and you have a route map to follow.  Create Simple Logical and Repeatable systems, and train your people to use them, and you have a team who can work independently, consistently every day to your high standards. Set up a performance management system that keeps them on track, inspires and motivates them, and you free yourself to work ‘on’ your business, to concentrate on those key elements, like strategy, which will take you to the next level.

​As your business grows you cannot sustain managing it as you used to. As your business evolves so you need to evolve as a business owner. Spring is a perfect time for a new start; so are you ready to spring forward?

Do one thing: visit www.mariannepage.co.uk or contact me on hello@mariannepage.co.uk for more information on how MPL can help.