Introduction
The knowledge you hold in your head is endless, especially after years of working in your trade and operating your own trade business! The extensive knowledge you hold in that clever brain of yours is major strength. But have you ever recognised that it could also be your greatest weakness.
You are probably thinking, “A weakness? Really?”
Yep you read that correctly, a weakness! Let me ask you something;
How many times have you educated a tradesperson by repeatedly speaking through a process, before giving them the tools to do it themself?
After you did so, how long was it before they made their first mistake?
Although training employees by “explaining” a process is an essential to their learning, it cannot be your only method of training. When you simply explain processes to employees they will often hit information overload and will revert to their ‘old way’ of doing things, or worse they guess how to do it!
You feel like a broken record, explaining processes over-and-over again. This places extra pressure on your already burdened shoulders.
That said, how can you avoid this ever so common issues?
…Turn your ideas into Intellectual Property (I.P.) – convert the information stored in your head into systems! Using systems is like pressing the cruise control button and traveling down the highway. Your systems set the pace and your team are onboard for the smooth ride.
Learn the why (you should systemise), what (to systemise), how (to systemise) and where (to put your systems) behind creating systems.
“Systems run the business and people run the systems” – Michael Gerber