Find and Fix the Gaps in Your Business

 

Do you have gaps in your business? Places you’re losing revenue? Cogs in your business processes that aren’t turning? Of course you do! Every business has them. But how do you identify those gaps so that you can fix them?

 

In today’s episode, we are going to look at how a business strategy and a little deep thinking can uncover where your business is getting tripped up and where it’s leaking profit.

 

As well, having a clear strategy for your business is a psychological and competitive advantage! Find out why.

 

Then, to get you started on your own business strategy, I’ve got a few questions you can journal on to figure out ‘where you’re at’ and ‘where you want to get to’ in your business. Because investing in a solid strategy for your business is a lot like taking the time to visit the eye doctor to get the right prescription eyeglasses – it allows you to see exactly where you’re going and it helps you avoid tripping over the gaps in the road.

 

What’s In This Episode

• Why having a solid business strategy is a psychological edge
• Where to look to find the gaps in your business
• What is a systems gap and why can it be deadly?
• Questions to ask yourself to determine ‘where you’re starting from’
• Tips on how to set big business goals that are meaningful to you

 

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Up Next

• Make Your Strategy Fit Who You Are with Christine Kane – Ep.3

 

Resources & Links From the Show TALK the TALK & WALK the WALK:

1. Download the free Strategy Starting Point & Destination Journaling Questions pdf.
2. Carve out 5-10 minutes every day this week to journal about 3 of the Starting Point Questions. This deep thinking about ‘where you’re starting from’ and ‘where you want to get to’ in your business will start to shape and clarify your own business strategy and create psychological tension (like the stretched rubber band) to get you moving in the direction of your goals. Hint: Write freely. There is nothing set in stone here. Your business is evolving and so are you.

 

Books Mentioned in This Episode

• The Path of Least Resistance for Managers by Robert Fritz
• Who Not How by Dan Sullivan
• The Road Less Stupid by Keith Cunningham