I have always thought of myself as a great leader in creating a work environment where people really like working for my company. This results in a highly productive staff which is, of course, very important to the business. So, I thought I would have all the staff get together for a meeting because I had a feeling that they were not working to their maximum 100%. You know the intuition you get as a business owner. During the meeting, I asked them this question:
If the day equals one hundred percent, what percentage of the day would you say you are maxed out with work?
Much to my surprise, their answers were stunning; they were only working at an average of 75%
What did I do to resolve this?
I had each person, admin and sales, work twenty five percent of their day on Lead Generation and I had each person add new tasks to their job description that would benefit the company. This then took everyone’s day to over 100%.
What were the results?
Well, I must tell you that it has made a big difference in our company. So far people are happier because they are busier, they are focused on their job, and the company is growing like it should because everyone is driving business.
The reason I did this is I felt we had some complacency going on and we all know how much of a business killer that is.
Have you asked your staff the question I asked mine?
You may be surprised