When you finally slow down from Christmas: DEFRAGMENT YOURSELF!
DEFRAGMENT YOURSELF!
by Hal Alpiar
No need to explain why. You already know all the economy, industry or profession, marketplace and competition reasons.
So let’s get to the heart of it. Use this slow-down-time period to step back, adjust your glasses, put your hands on your hips, stretch, yawn, take some deep breaths, and defragment — put all the pieces out on the table.
Start with your business . . .
What’s been going on this past year, where’s your business now, and where’s it headed?
~~FINANCES?
Management? Strategies? Communications? Budgets? Investors? A/R? A/P? Cash flow? Payroll? Other overhead? Reimbursements? Taxes? Revenues? Charitable donations? Profits? Accounting systems? Bookkeeping services? Add your own here: _____________________
~~OPERATIONS?
Management? Strategies? Communications? Equipment? Supplies? Storage? Shipping? Inventory? Warehousing? Operating systems? Work flow? Scheduling? Purchasing? Leases? Legal actions? IT? Add your own here: _______ _________________________________
~~MARKETING?
Management? Strategies? Communications? Branding? Sales? (Yes, sales is a function of marketing.) Public and community and investor and industry relations (Also all marketing functions, including news releases, special events, blogs, BUZZ)? Advertising (another function of marketing, including online, traditional and direct media . . . as well as the creation and production of all of it) Pricing? Packaging? Promotion? Merchandising? Social media? Add your own here: _____________________________
~~HUMAN RESOURCES?
Management? Strategies? Communications? Benefit programs? Customer Service? Referral values? Recruitment? Hiring and firing? leadership, teamwork and skills development training? Performance incentives? Motivational programs? Add your own here: _____________________________
[So you noticed those 3 primary targets for each category, huh? Well, in my experience, poor management, poor (or no) strategies, and poor communications have consistently been the primary reasons for business failure!]
That should give you a place to start. When you’ve exhausted your business thinking, switch gears to >>>>>>>>>>>>>> READ THE REST OF THIS INVALUABLE FREE PROMPT (No strings attached; no sales pitch; no cookies planted; no need to give me your email address. Just BE STEALTH if you prefer, but DO read the rest now, here: http://bit.ly/iixDFf
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