Productivity Tips for Small Business Owners
Published January 30, 2019 (last updated June 25, 2020)
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How can busy small business owners take back their time and get the most from their working day?
Minimise Interruptions
- Turn off your mobile phone.
- Shut down your email.
- Turn off notifications.
- Tell your colleagues of your plans for the day and ask they leave you alone.
- Activate Do Not Disturb on your calendar.
Huddle Meetings (5-10 minutes)
- Schedule a time to have a daily meeting.
- Allow team members to say what they are doing for the day.
- Discuss challenges.
Working Space
- Allow staff to work elsewhere if possible (this could be going to a café).
- Consider separate offices, rather than open plan.
Know Yourself
- If you know your strengths, weaknesses and working preferences, you can understand your staff better.
Set Goals
- What do you want to achieve (specific goals).
- Tell everyone.
- Revise it regularly.
- Put a timeline on it.
Eat an elephant one bite at a time.
- Work out what is needed to achieve your goal.
- Is it necessary?
- Learn to delegate.
These tips originally appeared on Employsure’s Better Business Podcast. Download the episode here.