Systems Thinking Critical to Scaling Your Business

When you started your business you produced your first product or service, your first invoice, your first website page (if you were doing it yourself). But you discovered rather quickly that it's more efficient and more effective to be able to replicate your work consistently. Even better, when you developed predictable, reliable, repetitive processes you were able delegate work to others. As you added people your business grew in size and complexity. Now it's time for systems thinking.

There are 5 System Disciplines that can be applied to your business and enable it to scale successfully. Which of these are you already mastering?

1. People - Is your organization optimized for success? Do you have the right people in the right seats? Are they A-level players or rapidly working their way into A-player status?
2. Process - Are your processes (production and business processes) aligned with your business objectives? Are they helping you achieve your strategic goals, maintain healthy cash position, etc.?
3. Information - How are you managing information? Do you have the data to discern whether your business is on track or in need of a course correction?
4. Technology - Are you leveraging technoligy appropriately in your company? Are you investing in it in strategic ways? Is it producing a solid return on your investment?
5. Innovation - How are you using innovation to improve your business or disrupt your market? Is innovation a matter of chance in your company, or have you created a pathway to shepherd ideas into reality?

Let's appeal to your CEO self-interest here. Would you like to be able to travel for business or pleasure, knowing that your operation is running smoothly without intervention from you? That's what systems are for. Would you like to be able to hire from a broader pool of prospective employees? That's what good systems allow you to do.

If you know that some of your systems are not meeting customer expectations, or your own, let's talk. We can guide you through the process of identifying the systems opportunities that would have the greatest beneficial impact on your business.