BRX Pro Tip: Ways To Make Things Easier To Do
Stone Payton: And we are back with Business RadioX Pro Tips, Lee Kantor and Stone Payton here with you. Lee, I remember a commercial campaign that influenced some of my language some years back. I think it was Staples. It was one of these office supply companies and they talked about the easy button. How can we apply some of that mentality to our day-to-day?
Lee Kantor: I think philosophically that’s a great mindset to have, is, always try to make things easier to do. You should always be figuring out ways to simplify tasks, simplify process. And really that goes to your personal life and it goes to your business life.
Lee Kantor: Simplification doesn’t mean cutting corners. It’s not about taking shortcuts. It’s just eliminating as many inefficiencies as possible. It means clarifying objectives, make things clearer. And it’s about optimizing workflows.
Lee Kantor: And there’s so much technology here to help you, and you should really think about kind of figuring out ways to leverage some of these new technologies and these new systems to do things like streamlining your processes. Because if you streamline processes, that’s going to save you time, which usually saves you money.
Lee Kantor: Is there ways to simplify the workflows? Is there ways to reduce redundant tasks and make sure that your resources are focused on the most high priority activities? That’s worth auditing from time to time, your processes. Can you get rid of some steps? Can you replace one thing with another to make things happen faster and more seamlessly?
Lee Kantor: Number two, simplified systems provide a clearer picture, which is going to enable you to make faster and better decisions. And that is super important, the faster you can make a decision with the information you need, again, saves you time, saves you money.
Lee Kantor: And number three, by identifying inefficiencies and automating processes, you’re going to be able to reduce costs. And this is a mindset that you should be consistently looking for ways to make things easier. And it’s not just about convenience. It’s just a strategic way of thinking that’s going to enhance your productivity almost immediately. You’re going to feel better by pruning some of the processes, pruning some of the systems, make things happen faster. Decisions are going to be made faster. You’re going to be able to get more information faster.
Lee Kantor: And again, it’s one of those things that build upon itself where you’re going to be able to just do a lot of things that’s going to reduce your stress, it’s going to save you money, and it’s going to ultimately drive innovation.
