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After reading Gary Chapman's 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝟓 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞, I've started reading Gary Chapman and Paul White's 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝟓 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞. I would love to know if you have also read one of these books and what your feedback is. Love and, thus, appreciation is needed for your staff, especially when your organization faces impactful changes. You need them to make it happen. A vital part of a successful re-platforming, digital, and/or business transformation plan are the topics of training and communication. Understanding that your team needs to keep the company running in these times of change is critical. They must also learn to work with the new infrastructure, give feedback, or engage in other forms. By looking ahead and scheduling your team freely for these additional tasks and communicating this company-wide, you provide insight into the entire team and prevent frustrations on the work floor. Therefore, it is essential that a re-platforming budget be planned for training the new infrastructure and internal communication in a TCO comparison. This is all part of appreciation for your team. I would love to know your thoughts about this topic! Please leave your feedback in the comments 👇🏻

Hey there, business owners! Let's talk about something crucial for your success: foundational documents. Cohesiveness in understanding your business as a whole—not just the "flashy" parts—will make or break your success. Here are the **4 essential documents** every business should have: 1. Employee and Management Handbook 📚 - This sets clear expectations, defines roles, and fosters a cohesive workplace culture. Did you know you should have one for your management and one for your employees?! 2. Onboarding and Training Guides🎓 - These ensure new hires get up to speed quickly and keep your entire team aligned. This doesn't have to end with initial onboarding- continued education WITHIN your business is essential as well. 3. Business Foundation Vision and Mission 🌟 - Clarify your business goals, values, and purpose to guide decision-making and inspire your team. You might know your "why" but does your team? 4. Foundational SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) 🛠️ - Streamline your operations, maintain consistency, and boost productivity. If you are in anyway Type A mentality, these will be your driving force. Having these documents in place isn't just about being organized—it's about creating a strong, cohesive foundation for your business. When everyone understands how the business operates, it leads to smoother processes, better performance, and ultimately, greater success. At Ello Creatives, we specialize in creating and refining these crucial documents to help your business thrive. Let’s innovate, collaborate, and elevate your operations! Ready to get started? Check out my profile and let's connect! #ElloCreatives #BusinessDocuments #EmployeeHandbook #Onboarding #BusinessVision #SOPs #BusinessManagement #InnovateCollaborateElevate

The Function Accountability Chart exercise (FACe) is a strategic tool essential for optimising team performance and organisational success. It provides a structured framework for defining a company's roles, responsibilities, and reporting lines. Imagine it as a blueprint that ensures every team member is in the right place, doing the right job, and contributing effectively to the organisation's overall goals. Using the accountability chart, you can identify gaps in your team's structure, ensure clarity in roles and responsibilities, and promote accountability at all levels. This tool goes beyond a simple organisational chart; it serves as a roadmap for aligning your team's talents and efforts towards peak performance. It's about strategically placing people in the right positions to drive success. Whether you're a small startup or a large corporation, the accountability chart can revolutionise how your team operates, leading to greater efficiency, productivity, and success. Happy to share a copy of the FACe Tool - just sing out and I will message you with a copy. If you like to know more about how to implement the FACe Tool... Book a call, and let's chat. https://lnkd.in/g4P6gi7D #FunctionAccountabilityChart #ScalingUp

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I actively helped to scale +40 businesses. Here’s my secret sauce: It’s what I call a Collective Brain. A Notion system that turns these challenges: - Employees waste 20% of their time because they cannot find what they need. - New hires constantly ask existing employees the same questions. - Collaborative work is riddled with inefficiencies in communication. Into these benefits: ↪ Centralization.  No more information silos—everything is in one place. ↪ Communication.  It keeps everyone aligned with the direction they are heading. ↪ Collaboration. Unites the team to work on the same projects and tasks simultaneously. And you can do the same! The magic lies in creating a centralized Knowledge Base for your company. A Notion workspace to capture knowledge bouncing around your team, such as: - Project Plans. - Ideas. - Standard Procedures. - Courses and Resources. It all started with my first few client projects. They asked me to build different Notion tools for them. Eventually, I understood they all faced the same problems: - Teams are overwhelmed by too many platforms and tools. - Leaders that couldn’t effectively communicate their vision. - Founders that didn’t want to keep pouring money into many different (and useless) platforms. There was only one effective way I could tackle all these issues in one go: - Building a Collective Brain for their teams. A place where they can work as one by sharing knowledge, resources and collaborating on different projects. They loved it! So, I decided to productize it. And I am about to launch it… Comment "Collective Brain" if you want to get into the waitlist :) #notion #agency #businessgrowth #digitalbrain

LEVEL UP your company BY POWERING UP your team WITH 1. STANDARDIZED PROCESSES This is not only writing done a process, But ensuring the process is the most efficient by streamlining it with automation. Having a standard way of doing a process saves time for the employees doing the tasks. It also empowers your employees to take on new tasks because new tasks are easy to learn and implement. 2. BETTER Employee Training and Cross-Training FOR ALL ROLES With better training and cross-training a company can save time in the onboarding process. Employees that have been at the company longer can take needed time-off because other employees are trained on their duties with cross-training. 3. Having a CULTURE of CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT This is creating a positive work environment where EMPLOYEE FEEDBACK is valued and implemented. Employees know more ways to save time in your company than you know. By having a CULTURE or CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT ✅️ Employee Morale will increase. ✅️ Productivity will improve. ✅️ Profit Loss will decrease due to better process efficiency. You can't SAVE MONEY before you SAVE TIME In a LARGE COMPANY Because it's not SUSTAINABLE. If you LAYOFF EMPLOYEES to SAVE MONEY, Then you are... ❌ OVERBURDENING the employees still there with MORE WORK. ❌ Creating a TOXIC WORK ENVIRONMENT which will create more TURNOVER because employees DON'T FEEL VALUED ❌ Developing BAD EMPLOYEE MORALE which DECREASES PRODUCTIVITY because employees are thinking about when their job will be on the CHOPPING BLOCK. ❌ Losing the EMPLOYEES' TRUST which leads to QUIET QUITTING. Why would they work at their fullest potential if you will just fire them anyway? Your LARGE COMPANY will continue to LOSE MONEY from doing LARGE LAYOFFS because you haven't found the real ROOT CAUSE of PROFIT LOSS. It's not just because of DECREASED SALES. IT'S because you aren't LISTENING to your EMPLOYEES. 👋 Hi I'm Jene', (Business Process Management Consultant) 😁 I help MID to LARGE sized companies use EMPLOYEE FEEDBACK to make HUGE PROFITS FASTER by REDUCING their PRODUCTIVITY COSTS by 20%. 😃 I also help small business owners to save time and make a 5-figure increase in profits in 60 days by using Strategic Planning with S.M.A.R.T goals. ✅️ For the most up-to-date #strategy and #innovation in #operations Follow my own hashtag #powerprocessprofits on LinkedIn 🎆 Start-ups----Check out my FEATURED section for FREEBIES

Lean Tips Edition #302 (#3556 - #3570) For my Facebook fans you already know about this great feature. But for those of you that are not connected to A Lean Journey on Facebook or Twitter I post daily a feature I call Lean Tips.  It is meant to be advice, things I learned from experience, and some knowledge tidbits about Lean to help you along your journey.  Another great reason to like A Lean Journey on Facebook. Click this link for A Lean Journey's Facebook Page Notes Feed. Here is the next addition of tips from the Facebook page: Lean Tip #3556 – Encourage Employee Engagement Employee engagement has a major effect on creating a culture of continuous improvement and development. Workers who recognize how they fit into a holistic picture are more likely to make improvements and achieve better results. They will be more invested in the success of your business and the ways in which they can contribute to your overall strategy.  Consequently, it is recommended to increase ownership over their workload and provide them with more flexibility and freedom. If you’re looking to measure employee engagement and gain valuable insights, you need to set up proper employee satisfaction metrics and KPIs. This will encourage them to streamline tasks and improve the efficiency of your company. Remember to show your employees that their opinion is important by listening to their suggestions. Lean Tip #3557 – Improve Teamwork Efforts It is important to encourage your employees to think of themselves as a collective unit. For best results, it is best to embody the style you want them to adopt. This means that you will need to develop a team-working attitude and offer support at every stage. If your staff lacks knowledge around others’ roles and responsibilities, you may want to transform your individual meetings into team efforts. As a result, you will ensure that each team member is capable of undertaking the workload of others and performing together to achieve goals. The dynamics and strengths of your teamwork will have a direct impact on business outcomes. Lean Tip #3558 – Promote Professional Development Businesses with a strong learning and development program are more likely to boost morale and improve business results. This is why, it can be beneficial to encourage your employees to participate in impactful professional development. Remember to prioritize skills development by providing training on specific skills and identifying gaps between actual and desired skill levels. It may also be useful to ask employees about learning and development topics they would like to know more about. This way, you will receive some creative ideas, which you may not have considered before. Moreover, a peer mentoring program can be a powerful educational resource for new employees to settle into their role. Lean Tip #3559 – Deliver Transparent Communication A workplace which focuses on transparent communication can ensure better collaboration betw...

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Here's a good question to get your employees to think about how to be more productive. Your team likely does things the way it does, because it’s always been done that way. So… ask them this: “If you had a magic wand and could do anything to do your work faster and better, what would you do?” People may not know what they're missing until they're invited to think imaginatively. 'Magical' answers might emerge here ;) Use that feedback from your team to start automating!

Feeling overwhelmed by the chaos in your company? Imagine a scenario where you and your team have transformed from chaotic headless chickens into well-oiled machines, smoothly gliding towards your objectives. 🚀 It's time to break free from the madness and establish a robust organisational structure that paves the way for success. Here's my roadmap to transform chaos into clarity and drive your business towards scalable growth: 1️⃣ Assess Your Current State: ↳Take stock of your existing organisational setup. ↳Identify inefficiencies, communication gaps, and overlapping responsibilities. ↳This diagnostic phase is crucial for laying the groundwork for improvement. 2️⃣ Define Clear Roles and Responsibilities: ↳ No more guessing games. Provide clarity on each team member's role and responsibilities. ↳ Assign accountability for specific tasks, ensuring alignment with overarching business objectives. ↳ This fosters a culture of ownership and accountability. 3️⃣ Foster a Culture of Collaboration: ↳ Break down those silos! Encourage open communication and collaboration among team members. ↳ Establish channels for sharing ideas and feedback to drive innovation and creativity. ↳Turn your team into a powerhouse of collaboration. 4️⃣ Streamline Processes and Workflows: ↳ Cut through the clutter. Identify and address bottlenecks to enhance efficiency. ↳ Automate repetitive tasks, implement standardised workflows, and leverage technology for optimisation. ↳ This streamlined approach empowers your team to focus on high-impact activities. 5️⃣ Implement Scalable Systems: ↳ Upgrade your toolkit with scalable systems and tools that grow with your business. ↳ Whether it's project management software, CRM systems, accounting, or communication tools, choose solutions that evolve with you. Don't let chaos hinder your progress any longer. Take the first step towards a stronger organisational structure. Get in touch now for a free consultation 🤝 #organisationalclarity #scalablegrowth #operationsoptimization