To survive in the hostile business environment one key issue that many ignore is the need to be efficient. I have come up with my 6 ATIONS process (yes a shameful rip off of the 6 nations but never mind).
1. ELIMINATION. Businesses need to stop doing stuff that adds no value or is little more than a pet project.
2. PRIORITISATION. We often try to do too much and are not as clear as we should be on what really matters.
3. RATIONALISATION. Businesses should only be doing things once but it's amazing how often that isn't the case.
4. CO-ORDINATION. If you have to do things in more than one place or business area then you have to better at working together.
5. SIMPLIFICATION. We shouldn't over complicate things or slow them down with unnecessary bureaucracy. The larger the business, the more there is a risk of over-complication.
6. AUTOMATION. Businesses shouldn't be frightened of technology solutions but only after they've been through the first 5 steps.
The most important thing is to take these steps in order and not rush to automation.
Simple but not necessarily easy!
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