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Add You - Re-energise Your Business - Removing Friction & Delay
The Law of Social Proof. The Law of Authority. The Law of Contrast. Do these terms mean anything to you? They will in a moment!You won't find these laws in your country's Constitution or legal writings, but whether you realize it or not they affect your life every day. That's because these laws are being used to influence your thoughts and actions all the time, without your even realizing it.We all know, of course, that the advertising industry is constantly "pushing our buttons" --- that's how they persuade us to buy the goods and services they are selling. We accept that. Sometimes we are aware of the tactics
Too much time is wasted on dealing with the symptoms.
Many owners spend tremendous time and energy dealing with the results of delay and friction in
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Sometimes delays are important, but if you're not adding value, then it is not good.
Some level of friction and delay are prevalent in virtually every business. Depending on what you are trying to achieve, they are not automatically bad things. There are times when deliberately slowing down (introducing delay to) an activity is the right thing to do. But where they are a result of poorly evolved processes, lack of training or resources, or lack of knowledge - it's time to take action and remove them from your life!
How can we define Friction and Delay? Friction is whatever gets in the way of a smooth and uninterrupted flow of events. Think of sliding along a bench covered in sandpaper versus one covered with oil. Delay is adding time without adding value.
High levels of these in any business are expensive, leading to lower productivity, and higher costs.
Why do businesses tolerate these levels of friction and delay??
They are considered a cost of doing business.
Many business owners don’t know or realize that there is another way of doing things – a way that could really improve their business
The business suffers from inertia when it comes to improvements.
Inefficiencies cause significantly lower productivity as employees create workarounds to get the job done. Over time, the workarounds become the accepted process, and the opportunity for taking action on the source of the problem is forgotten
Too much time is wasted on dealing with the symptoms.
Many owners spend tremendous time and energy dealing with the results of delay and friction in t
Blueprints are a critical part of any construction job, whether the job is big or small. In all cases, the ubiquitous blueprint is always in danger of being torn, damage, stained, or just worn out.Contractors typically carry blueprints as rolled documents which are referenced repeated times during a work day at the construction site. The potential dangers for blueprints include general wear and tear, weather, coffee spills, burns from cigarette ashes, and dirt and grime. The contractor often travels from site to site with the rolled blueprints tossed causally in the truck. If you have ever been to a construction site,
How can we define Friction and Delay? Friction is whatever gets in the way of a smooth and uninterrupted flow of events. Think of sliding along a bench covered in sandpaper versus one covered with oil. Delay is adding time without adding value.
High levels of these in any business are expensive, leading to lower productivity, and higher costs.
Why do businesses tolerate these levels of friction and delay??
They are considered a cost of doing business.
Many business owners don’t know or realize that there is another way of doing things – a way that could really improve their business
The business suffers from inertia when it comes to improvements.
Inefficiencies cause significantly lower productivity as employees create workarounds to get the job done. Over time, the workarounds become the accepted process, and the opportunity for taking action on the source of the problem is forgotten
Too much time is wasted on dealing with the symptoms.
Many owners spend tremendous time and energy dealing with the results of delay and friction in
How many times have you been in the middle of a major deadline with a business project or assignment, when, all of a sudden, your home office door opens, and it's your child saying "Mommy/Daddy, I'm bored......" ?You usually just groan and say "Honey, go play with your toys or watch tv...." Children - especially young children - get bored easily. They need a constant string of activities to keep themselves occupied.Well, sometimes that works and sometimes you have to stop what you're doing and think of an activity to keep your child busy and out of your hair for awhile.One of the more popular activit
Why do businesses tolerate these levels of friction and delay??
They are considered a cost of doing business.
Many business owners don’t know or realize that there is another way of doing things – a way that could really improve their business
The business suffers from inertia when it comes to improvements.
Inefficiencies cause significantly lower productivity as employees create workarounds to get the job done. Over time, the workarounds become the accepted process, and the opportunity for taking action on the source of the problem is forgotten
Too much time is wasted on dealing with the symptoms.
Many owners spend tremendous time and energy dealing with the results of delay and friction in
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They are considered a cost of doing business.
Many business owners don’t know or realize that there is another way of doing things – a way that could really improve their business
The business suffers from inertia when it comes to improvements.
Inefficiencies cause significantly lower productivity as employees create workarounds to get the job done. Over time, the workarounds become the accepted process, and the opportunity for taking action on the source of the problem is forgotten
Too much time is wasted on dealing with the symptoms.
Many owners spend tremendous time and energy dealing with the results of delay and friction in
Corporate Investment Recovery ProgramsEvery business eventually has items they no longer need. For some businesses this may be machine tools, processing lines, and even complete plants, while for others it’s overstocked inventory, end of life products, computers or vehicles. Most everything that flows through the billion dollar purchasing channels and supply chains of the world will some day be discarded or sold. In some situations these items may be relatively new and still in original packaging or recently installed, while in other cases the asset may be 50 years old and held together by d
Too much time is wasted on dealing with the symptoms.
Many owners spend tremendous time and energy dealing with the results of delay and friction in their organizations without striking at the cause of the problems
They don't know what to do.
Often when owners do identify the cause of friction and delay, they do not know how to reduce or eliminate the friction and delay
So how do you identify areas of delay and friction?
Ask people what drives them crazy about their job.
Ask people what they know irritates their customers, both external and internal customers.
Ask them what they are tolerating.
Ask people where they waste the most time.
Note: don’t confuse busy-ness with business. Look for things that are taking time and energy away from the main goals.
Ask customers (or have people ask their customers): What are we doing that is causing friction for you? What are we doing that is causing you delay, frustration or confusion?
Look for work piling up in front of some resource or person.
Typically that’s a sign of a bottleneck that is causing friction and delay for the business overall.
Observe people as they do their work.
What are they wasting time doing? Note: this can be applied at all levels of the organization!
Participate in process mapping session - map out the suspect process with the people who do the work.
Now that you’ve identified the sources of friction and delay, how do you go about rem
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