Run Your Company More Smoothly With These 6 Nifty Tricks

Meghan Belnap

October 16, 2013


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Productivity, efficiency and organization are the name of the game when it comes to running a successful business. Enterprises of all sizes benefit significantly when they put together procedures that help management get employees and core systems all on the same page. Formulating a hierarchy of priorities and taking a measured approach is one of the best ways to improve efficiency.

Time is #1

Make time the top priority in all aspects of the business where possible. This isn’t to suggest that tardiness should create life or death situations. Rather, create time limits, abide by them and enforce them where appropriate.

Eliminate

Get rid of as much waste as possible. This includes wasted time, wasted efforts and wasteful clutter as well. Waste, in general, can often be misleading- it makes us think we have more or are doing better than reality suggests. Getting rid of the non-essential will provide clearer projections regarding the health and outlook of the enterprises.

Consolidate

Go ahead and eliminate whatever extraneous paper you can as well. Embrace the digital age and figure out to consolidate your operations, procedures and the equipment used on a daily basis. Consolidating will help free up time and resources in other aspects of the business. Whether you are trying to secure pdf attachments to an email or balancing the books for the first quarter, having a streamlined system in place will help make things run a lot smoother.

Automate

Automating redundant tasks in the office is a great way to top off eliminating and consolidating extraneous aspects of the business. Automating tasks by creating forms, templates, macros and procedures will help the business operate more efficiently, and improve the bottom line.

Commit

It’s vital to give all your attention to the task at hand, and just as important to see these tasks through to completion. It’s imperative to be willing and able to honestly identify when its time to say no, more often we overextend ourselves and end up defaulting on previous commitments as a result. Don’t fail on yourself, be reliable and stick to your plans; think about taking pride in your professionalism. Attempt to structure your commitments so you are not as tempted to break them.

The Bright Side

Think positive. It’s important to stay positive, and remember the motivation and reasoning that is the backbone of your business. It’s important to enjoy the business and remember where it all began, all the way back to the first day at the job. Appreciating the moment and staying positive helps make even the most mundane tasks more fun than arduous.