If we’re all so busy, why isn’t anything getting done?

“If we’re all so busy, why isn’t anything getting done?”

Because endless meetings and emails get us nowhere fast.

As a consulting analyst, I’ve sat in countless huddles, stand-ups, all-hands, workshops, show and tells, *insert cool word for meeting here*, and I’ve seen first-hand why it takes so long to make decisions and take action - bad processes.

Now, as a startup operator, I have simplified these learnings into some key principles I use to build processes that get sh*t done quickly:

- Provide a single point of contact where possible (if 3’s a crowd then 10 is a bad process)

- Push decision making down to the lowest levels that make sense (waiting for senior sign-off sucks)

- Always have a process owner (if no one is in-charge of keeping a process lean then it will grow a mind of its own which again, sucks)

- Minimise handoffs, every handoff is an opportunity for error (1 handoff = 1 step away from getting it done)

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If you are building operational processes or just want to empower your team to get stuff done, try some of these tips and let me know if they help 🚀