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Hub You - Beyond The E-Myth
Why outsource your payroll?There was a time that a business payroll was handing out cash at the end of the day. That time is long gone. Payroll, payroll record keeping, payroll tax reporting has become both complex and full of traps for the unwary or uneducated. The process can be very time consuming and expensive. By outsourcing your payroll processing you are avoiding risks and taking advantage of all the advances in technology to save time and money.Save TimeUsing a payroll outsourcing provider will save you time. Particularly an internet payroll service providing a paperless payroll solution. How will they do that?You will be able to input time anywhere and anytime from any Internet connected computer.Your payroll outsourcing provider will process the entire pay
* How will this approach effect your future ability to attract and maintain customers?
* To what extent are they keeping you on a treadmill of business and personal frustration?
* If there was a way for your organization to become more effective in the art of getting things done through others, would you be better able to get your business to comfortably grow?
Beyond The Franchise Mindset
The franchisor approach involves optimizing and establishing business processes that will allow anyone to be trained to produce the same outcomes. It's an effective way of getting a business to run itself. Might there a way to make process improvement even more effective? Can we learn a lesson from one of our country's most admired companies?
If there is an overarching reason for Southwest Airline's success, it is that the company has spent far more time since 1
Some conspiracy theorists tell us 911 and Osama bin Laden was a planned event and that the United States government or those beyond the government are the real culprits. In fact the conspiracy theories are so outlandish and so wild it just blows me away. These nut cases say things such as;“Osama bin Laden may well be on the payroll for all I know? And actually judging from history that makes the most sense to me. As every time a DHS vote comes up or more appropriations for war funds, base building or the War efforts come up, along comes another mysterious videotape on Al Jazeera? So obviously there is more going on here and the powers that be are playing the chess game at a higher level than the purported events as we see them in the mass media.”And so I guess the conspiracy theorists b
The E-Myth: A Summary
Gerber introduces the concept that a business owner wears three hats: The technician, the manager and the entrepreneur. The typical entrepreneur goes into business to pursue their passion doing something he or she is technically competent and comfortable doing. Gerber exposes the entrepreneurial myth that successful growth in an entrepreneurial venture is not so much about the joy of performing the technical tasks that the owner envisioned at start-up . Rather, success is more about the owner's effectiveness wearing and balancing the other two hats of the manager and the entrepreneur.
In The E-Myth, Mr. Gerber suggests that successful growth is facilitated by the owner viewing the business as a potential franchise. In doing so, he or she would focus on refining and standardizing all of their business processes so that employees are able to perform all of the functions and, potentially, the business can run itself.
The Deeper Challenge
For most Entrepreneurs, the challenge in succeeding with Gerber's E-Myth concepts is not understanding them, but improving the skills and changing habitual behaviors required to execute. Let's examine why.
Common Attitudes of the Start-Up Entrepreneur
In early stages of entrepreneurial growth, the necessities of survival often dictate a Spartan existence as chief cook and bottle washer. This stage of existence establishes some attitudes and behaviors that can cripple an entrepreneur's ability to grow.
* It's quicker if I do it myself.
* They'll never be able to do this as well as I do.
* Once we get to (x number of) employees, it's just too difficult to manage. I don't ever want to get that big.
* No job is too big or too small. We'll work with anyone that can pay us.
* I can never get my people to work with the same conviction and dedication that I have.
* Most employees are basically unmotivated and dishonest.
* My vision and business plan are in my head. There's no need take the time to write it all down.
* We need to be the best in our industry at everything we do: Quality, Service and Price.
* I have no choice but to walk in each morning and go where the winds of the business take me.
How many of the above sentiments are self-fulfilling?
How many are self-defeating?
How many are really conducive to a growing enterprise?
Is it any wonder why so many small business owners find themselves working more and enjoying it less? They're on an the entrepreneurial treadmill: working hard rather than working SMART.
Escaping the Entrepreneurial Treadmill
While Gerber's concept of viewing your business like a franchise has helped many technicians to find a way off the treadmill, most still struggle getting off. Why? Reading about it is easy. Doing it is not.
Successfully developing a franchise mentality requires two elusive elements:
1. Improving the entrepreneur's business savvy and people skills to comfortably and effectively delegate and motivate employees.
2. Changing previously rewarded attitudes and habits to more productive ways of thinking and acting to support effectively getting things done through others.
Getting off the treadmill requires effective processes for developing these two critical elements. Without them, most hands-on entrepreneurs are never comfortable enough to let go. Their hands-on mentality combined with self-fulfilling and self-defeating attitudes keep them confined to that treadmill. They often intentionally avoid growth opportunities for fear of their inability to manage.
Ask yourself...
* Is your company avoiding the pursuit of growth opportunities out of concern that non-owner employees are incapable of execution?
* How many of the attitudes listed above describe your present philosophies?
* How will this approach effect your future ability to attract and maintain customers?
* To what extent are they keeping you on a treadmill of business and personal frustration?
* If there was a way for your organization to become more effective in the art of getting things done through others, would you be better able to get your business to comfortably grow?
Beyond The Franchise Mindset
The franchisor approach involves optimizing and establishing business processes that will allow anyone to be trained to produce the same outcomes. It's an effective way of getting a business to run itself. Might there a way to make process improvement even more effective? Can we learn a lesson from one of our country's most admired companies?
If there is an overarching reason for Southwest Airline's success, it is that the company has spent far more time since 19
Meetings held and organised by Pharmaceutical companies are an essential way of communicating and evolving scientific research, clinical development and medical education. However, there is always the danger that they can be seen as a blatant attempt to railroad Health Care Professionals into prescribing products by using lavish surroundings and hospitality to influence them.This is where the ABPI 2006 code of practice comes into its own, specifically clause 19 which deals with the arrangement and holding of HCP meetings within the Pharmaceutical industry. The key requirement being that the main purpose of the meeting should be its content and any hospitality offered during these meetings should not only be secondary but in fact no more than basic subsistence.How can we work out what wo
The Deeper Challenge
For most Entrepreneurs, the challenge in succeeding with Gerber's E-Myth concepts is not understanding them, but improving the skills and changing habitual behaviors required to execute. Let's examine why.
Common Attitudes of the Start-Up Entrepreneur
In early stages of entrepreneurial growth, the necessities of survival often dictate a Spartan existence as chief cook and bottle washer. This stage of existence establishes some attitudes and behaviors that can cripple an entrepreneur's ability to grow.
* It's quicker if I do it myself.
* They'll never be able to do this as well as I do.
* Once we get to (x number of) employees, it's just too difficult to manage. I don't ever want to get that big.
* No job is too big or too small. We'll work with anyone that can pay us.
* I can never get my people to work with the same conviction and dedication that I have.
* Most employees are basically unmotivated and dishonest.
* My vision and business plan are in my head. There's no need take the time to write it all down.
* We need to be the best in our industry at everything we do: Quality, Service and Price.
* I have no choice but to walk in each morning and go where the winds of the business take me.
How many of the above sentiments are self-fulfilling?
How many are self-defeating?
How many are really conducive to a growing enterprise?
Is it any wonder why so many small business owners find themselves working more and enjoying it less? They're on an the entrepreneurial treadmill: working hard rather than working SMART.
Escaping the Entrepreneurial Treadmill
While Gerber's concept of viewing your business like a franchise has helped many technicians to find a way off the treadmill, most still struggle getting off. Why? Reading about it is easy. Doing it is not.
Successfully developing a franchise mentality requires two elusive elements:
1. Improving the entrepreneur's business savvy and people skills to comfortably and effectively delegate and motivate employees.
2. Changing previously rewarded attitudes and habits to more productive ways of thinking and acting to support effectively getting things done through others.
Getting off the treadmill requires effective processes for developing these two critical elements. Without them, most hands-on entrepreneurs are never comfortable enough to let go. Their hands-on mentality combined with self-fulfilling and self-defeating attitudes keep them confined to that treadmill. They often intentionally avoid growth opportunities for fear of their inability to manage.
Ask yourself...
* Is your company avoiding the pursuit of growth opportunities out of concern that non-owner employees are incapable of execution?
* How many of the attitudes listed above describe your present philosophies?
* How will this approach effect your future ability to attract and maintain customers?
* To what extent are they keeping you on a treadmill of business and personal frustration?
* If there was a way for your organization to become more effective in the art of getting things done through others, would you be better able to get your business to comfortably grow?
Beyond The Franchise Mindset
The franchisor approach involves optimizing and establishing business processes that will allow anyone to be trained to produce the same outcomes. It's an effective way of getting a business to run itself. Might there a way to make process improvement even more effective? Can we learn a lesson from one of our country's most admired companies?
If there is an overarching reason for Southwest Airline's success, it is that the company has spent far more time since 1
It sounds great, work from home and spend more time with the family and still earn an income. It is great, but it’s hard hard work.Remember virtual assistants need to actually work to earn their money, so there’s no lounging around watching TV or saying to yourself I’ll just do the housework and then get on with some work later. Or I’ll play with the kids or go out shopping, just because I work from home. You can certainly do those things, but you must allocate work time throughout your day.And explain to your partner that just because you work from home it doesn’t mean that the house can be immaculate or a great meal can be served at dinner time; you do work from home remember. This is still something my husband is coming to grips with after 4 years.You need dedication and a
* Most employees are basically unmotivated and dishonest.
* My vision and business plan are in my head. There's no need take the time to write it all down.
* We need to be the best in our industry at everything we do: Quality, Service and Price.
* I have no choice but to walk in each morning and go where the winds of the business take me.
How many of the above sentiments are self-fulfilling?
How many are self-defeating?
How many are really conducive to a growing enterprise?
Is it any wonder why so many small business owners find themselves working more and enjoying it less? They're on an the entrepreneurial treadmill: working hard rather than working SMART.
Escaping the Entrepreneurial Treadmill
While Gerber's concept of viewing your business like a franchise has helped many technicians to find a way off the treadmill, most still struggle getting off. Why? Reading about it is easy. Doing it is not.
Successfully developing a franchise mentality requires two elusive elements:
1. Improving the entrepreneur's business savvy and people skills to comfortably and effectively delegate and motivate employees.
2. Changing previously rewarded attitudes and habits to more productive ways of thinking and acting to support effectively getting things done through others.
Getting off the treadmill requires effective processes for developing these two critical elements. Without them, most hands-on entrepreneurs are never comfortable enough to let go. Their hands-on mentality combined with self-fulfilling and self-defeating attitudes keep them confined to that treadmill. They often intentionally avoid growth opportunities for fear of their inability to manage.
Ask yourself...
* Is your company avoiding the pursuit of growth opportunities out of concern that non-owner employees are incapable of execution?
* How many of the attitudes listed above describe your present philosophies?
* How will this approach effect your future ability to attract and maintain customers?
* To what extent are they keeping you on a treadmill of business and personal frustration?
* If there was a way for your organization to become more effective in the art of getting things done through others, would you be better able to get your business to comfortably grow?
Beyond The Franchise Mindset
The franchisor approach involves optimizing and establishing business processes that will allow anyone to be trained to produce the same outcomes. It's an effective way of getting a business to run itself. Might there a way to make process improvement even more effective? Can we learn a lesson from one of our country's most admired companies?
If there is an overarching reason for Southwest Airline's success, it is that the company has spent far more time since 1
Just to review, in our last article we discussed five things to consider when implementing or upgrading an ERP system.1. Begin with the end in mind. At the end of your project, you own and will live with the system. You need to control the temporary help you bring in to complete this task.2. Don’t hand the keys to the implementation partner and walk away. If you do, you may be surprised when you arrive at a destination very different than what you expected. You are paying for it, not them and you must stay involved every step of the way to ensure that the project stays on track.3. Use a customer solutions oriented provider. In other words, use a provider that will listen to what you want and advise on the pros and cons, but ultimately you are the customer.4. Find a pa
Successfully developing a franchise mentality requires two elusive elements:
1. Improving the entrepreneur's business savvy and people skills to comfortably and effectively delegate and motivate employees.
2. Changing previously rewarded attitudes and habits to more productive ways of thinking and acting to support effectively getting things done through others.
Getting off the treadmill requires effective processes for developing these two critical elements. Without them, most hands-on entrepreneurs are never comfortable enough to let go. Their hands-on mentality combined with self-fulfilling and self-defeating attitudes keep them confined to that treadmill. They often intentionally avoid growth opportunities for fear of their inability to manage.
Ask yourself...
* Is your company avoiding the pursuit of growth opportunities out of concern that non-owner employees are incapable of execution?
* How many of the attitudes listed above describe your present philosophies?
* How will this approach effect your future ability to attract and maintain customers?
* To what extent are they keeping you on a treadmill of business and personal frustration?
* If there was a way for your organization to become more effective in the art of getting things done through others, would you be better able to get your business to comfortably grow?
Beyond The Franchise Mindset
The franchisor approach involves optimizing and establishing business processes that will allow anyone to be trained to produce the same outcomes. It's an effective way of getting a business to run itself. Might there a way to make process improvement even more effective? Can we learn a lesson from one of our country's most admired companies?
If there is an overarching reason for Southwest Airline's success, it is that the company has spent far more time since 1
Everybody knows about rubber silicone bracelets. But how would you know if your bracelets are one hundred percent silicone? What most people don’t realize is that most of the time, what they are wearing is not really made from pure silicone.Good news is that there are some companies that produce cheap 100% rubber silicone bracelets. You just have to know how to distinguish real rubber silicone bracelets from fake ones.Real rubber silicone bracelets don’t easily snap off or go out of shape. Think about it. How would you show your support to the cause you are championing if the bracelets you are wearing snaps off? This will not only be bad for your fundraiser, but also bad for your image.One more thing is that the real rubber silicone bracelets are very flexible. No matter how hard
* How will this approach effect your future ability to attract and maintain customers?
* To what extent are they keeping you on a treadmill of business and personal frustration?
* If there was a way for your organization to become more effective in the art of getting things done through others, would you be better able to get your business to comfortably grow?
Beyond The Franchise Mindset
The franchisor approach involves optimizing and establishing business processes that will allow anyone to be trained to produce the same outcomes. It's an effective way of getting a business to run itself. Might there a way to make process improvement even more effective? Can we learn a lesson from one of our country's most admired companies?
If there is an overarching reason for Southwest Airline's success, it is that the company has spent far more time since 1971 focused on loving people than on the development of new management techniques. The tragedy of our time is that we've got it backwards. We've learned to love techniques and use people. - Kevin & Jackie Freiberg from Nuts!
The philosophical argument between people and process might be compared to the chicken and egg or nature/nurture. Perhaps the franchise approach of having the your processes to control your people is best for your business. The reverse approach of empowering people to take ownership for the successful outcomes of their processes is not for everyone. It requires a significantly higher skill level and a holistic approach to strategy and focus. Often, these elements are absent from entrepreneurial organizations.
Which type of competitor would you fear the most?
Which type would you prefer to work for?
Which type is more likely to attract star performers?
Which type would have the most devoted customers?
If you had a proven, effective method for developing an ongoing commitment to improvement, what would it do for your ability to comfortably grow your business
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