BRX Pro Tip: Audit Your Tools
Stone Payton : Welcome back to Business RadioX Pro Tips. Lee Kantor, Stone Payton here with you. Lee, today’s topic: audit your tools.
Lee Kantor: Yeah. People are getting bombarded with subscriptions with all kinds of digital tools. As you know, anybody who is paying attention right now, how many streaming services are you paying for that you probably forgot about? But I think from time to time, it’s important to do an audit of any type of digital software, apps, and tools that you’re using.
Lee Kantor: You should put this in your calendar every quarter and say, “Look, I’m going to make a list of everything I’m paying for.” Go through all your credit card statements and make a list of everything you’re paying for or using. And then just go one by one and ask yourself these three questions: Am I still using this? Is it solving a real problem? Or is there another tool I already have that’s doing the same job and I’m just paying for two things to do a similar thing?
Lee Kantor: From there, flag anything that’s underused, duplicated, or no longer tied to a clear business need. And then just cancel those things you don’t need. You got to consolidate where you can and make sure the tools that you are using are actually helping your team move faster and work better.
Lee Kantor: It’s not just about saving money, which is a reality. If you get rid of some of these things, you will save money. But it’s about creating that kind of clarity and reducing the clutter and distraction and making your tech stack simpler and more effective.
