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Added for You - Re-energise Your Business - Removing Friction & Delay
Our point of view, perception, and learning are all objects of our knowledge, and these are things that prevent us from going ahead. "I already know everything there is to know about that. I don't need to learn any more." We have arrived only at the fourth rung of the ladder, yet we think it is the top rung. Whatever the value of what our intellect and our insight has attained, we have to abandon it. If we don't, we put an end to further progress. Even though it has some value, our knowledge has become an obstacle. If we are caught in our knowledge, if we say that our knowledge is absolute truth, we suffer from the knowledge
Look for work piling up in front of some resource or person.
Typically that’s a sign of a bottleneck that is causing friction and delay for the
Everyone is feeling the pinch to the pocketbooks at the pumps these days. What can be done? Should anything be done? In this capitalist society it is not the duty of the government to interfere. However the gas prices are getting out of control. Katrina is over and production has recovered yet the prices increase. Oil companies are recording record profits. Obviously we need an alternative power source. However what is the incentive to a major company to invest in alternatives when oil is so profitable? Protecting the environment despite how obviously important it is has never been a motivator for companies.S
Sometimes delays are important, but if you're not adding value, then it is not good.
Some level of friction and delay are prevalent in virtually every business. Depending on what you are trying to achieve, they are not automatically bad things. There are times when deliberately slowing down (introducing delay to) an activity is the right thing to do. But where they are a result of poorly evolved processes, lack of training or resources, or lack of knowledge - it's time to take action and remove them from your life!
How can we define Friction and Delay? Friction is whatever gets in the way of a smooth and uninterrupted flow of events. Think of sliding along a bench covered in sandpaper versus one covered with oil. Delay is adding time without adding value.
High levels of these in any business are expensive, leading to lower productivity, and higher costs.
Why do businesses tolerate these levels of friction and delay??
They are considered a cost of doing business.
Many business owners don’t know or realize that there is another way of doing things – a way that could really improve their business
The business suffers from inertia when it comes to improvements.
Inefficiencies cause significantly lower productivity as employees create workarounds to get the job done. Over time, the workarounds become the accepted process, and the opportunity for taking action on the source of the problem is forgotten
Too much time is wasted on dealing with the symptoms.
Many owners spend tremendous time and energy dealing with the results of delay and friction in their organizations without striking at the cause of the problems
They don't know what to do.
Often when owners do identify the cause of friction and delay, they do not know how to reduce or eliminate the friction and delay
So how do you identify areas of delay and friction?
Ask people what drives them crazy about their job.
Ask people what they know irritates their customers, both external and internal customers.
Ask them what they are tolerating.
Ask people where they waste the most time.
Note: don’t confuse busy-ness with business. Look for things that are taking time and energy away from the main goals.
Ask customers (or have people ask their customers): What are we doing that is causing friction for you? What are we doing that is causing you delay, frustration or confusion?
Look for work piling up in front of some resource or person.
Typically that’s a sign of a bottleneck that is causing friction and delay for the b
Trade makes the world go round. The world is a smaller place, thanks to the way in which import and export has changed. These days, almost everything is available either in shops or by order over the internet. It is, of course, possible to get great bargains if you travel and explore but this is time-consuming and expensive unless you buy in bulk and there are language barriers. People like their shopping to be as easy as possible, which is why they don’t mind paying a bit more for their purchases. This is where the importers and exporters come into play.Import and export is a business you can easily do from home. You
How can we define Friction and Delay? Friction is whatever gets in the way of a smooth and uninterrupted flow of events. Think of sliding along a bench covered in sandpaper versus one covered with oil. Delay is adding time without adding value.
High levels of these in any business are expensive, leading to lower productivity, and higher costs.
Why do businesses tolerate these levels of friction and delay??
They are considered a cost of doing business.
Many business owners don’t know or realize that there is another way of doing things – a way that could really improve their business
The business suffers from inertia when it comes to improvements.
Inefficiencies cause significantly lower productivity as employees create workarounds to get the job done. Over time, the workarounds become the accepted process, and the opportunity for taking action on the source of the problem is forgotten
Too much time is wasted on dealing with the symptoms.
Many owners spend tremendous time and energy dealing with the results of delay and friction in their organizations without striking at the cause of the problems
They don't know what to do.
Often when owners do identify the cause of friction and delay, they do not know how to reduce or eliminate the friction and delay
So how do you identify areas of delay and friction?
Ask people what drives them crazy about their job.
Ask people what they know irritates their customers, both external and internal customers.
Ask them what they are tolerating.
Ask people where they waste the most time.
Note: don’t confuse busy-ness with business. Look for things that are taking time and energy away from the main goals.
Ask customers (or have people ask their customers): What are we doing that is causing friction for you? What are we doing that is causing you delay, frustration or confusion?
Look for work piling up in front of some resource or person.
Typically that’s a sign of a bottleneck that is causing friction and delay for the
Do you remember when you moved the furniture in your room? Do you remember how you kinda bumped into everything a couple of times and then figured it out. The funny thing is that it took you two to three turns of bumping into things in the dark, before you worked out things had changed.And the brain learned. Through repetition.But remember when you put your finger into a candle flame and got burned? You never ever did that again, did you? The brain learned a lesson very, very quickly. You didn’t need a second turn to figure out the danger.In effect, the brain learns through:1) Repetition2)
The business suffers from inertia when it comes to improvements.
Inefficiencies cause significantly lower productivity as employees create workarounds to get the job done. Over time, the workarounds become the accepted process, and the opportunity for taking action on the source of the problem is forgotten
Too much time is wasted on dealing with the symptoms.
Many owners spend tremendous time and energy dealing with the results of delay and friction in their organizations without striking at the cause of the problems
They don't know what to do.
Often when owners do identify the cause of friction and delay, they do not know how to reduce or eliminate the friction and delay
So how do you identify areas of delay and friction?
Ask people what drives them crazy about their job.
Ask people what they know irritates their customers, both external and internal customers.
Ask them what they are tolerating.
Ask people where they waste the most time.
Note: don’t confuse busy-ness with business. Look for things that are taking time and energy away from the main goals.
Ask customers (or have people ask their customers): What are we doing that is causing friction for you? What are we doing that is causing you delay, frustration or confusion?
Look for work piling up in front of some resource or person.
Typically that’s a sign of a bottleneck that is causing friction and delay for the
10 Things you want to know on How to become a millionaire online.1. All the money in your life comes from you.We always think that everything that happens in our lives, comes from outside our selves, and many people blame everything else but them selves for their life, it is the governments fault, or it is my wife or husbands fault, and so on. Your reality stems from you, you are the creator of your life, and if you think back I am sure you will find a situation where there was something you really wanted and not long after you had it. Everything comes from you of what you call good and bad, you are the creator
They don't know what to do.
Often when owners do identify the cause of friction and delay, they do not know how to reduce or eliminate the friction and delay
So how do you identify areas of delay and friction?
Ask people what drives them crazy about their job.
Ask people what they know irritates their customers, both external and internal customers.
Ask them what they are tolerating.
Ask people where they waste the most time.
Note: don’t confuse busy-ness with business. Look for things that are taking time and energy away from the main goals.
Ask customers (or have people ask their customers): What are we doing that is causing friction for you? What are we doing that is causing you delay, frustration or confusion?
Look for work piling up in front of some resource or person.
Typically that’s a sign of a bottleneck that is causing friction and delay for the
To ensure that your business runs smoothly, you need to establish a solid structure. The success of your business depends on how well you manage it. First, you need to choose how you will set up your business: as a sole proprietor, a partnership or a corporation. Most home-based businesses are sole proprietor-ships, but talk to an attorney to make sure that type is right for you.Next, set up an effective record keeping system. If this is one area that leaves you baffled or bored, plan now how you will cope. Take a course at the local community college, talk to a volunteer SCORE (Service
Look for work piling up in front of some resource or person.
Typically that’s a sign of a bottleneck that is causing friction and delay for the business overall.
Observe people as they do their work.
What are they wasting time doing? Note: this can be applied at all levels of the organization!
Participate in process mapping session - map out the suspect process with the people who do the work.
Now that you’ve identified the sources of friction and delay, how do you go about removing them?
1. Eliminate the step.
If it doesn't add value, just don't do it.
2. Streamline the step.
Are there parts of the step that don’t add value? Can it be done a better smarter way?
Hint: the people doing the work most often know what would help most.
3. Increase the throughput at the bottleneck.
- Consider increasing capacity – longer shifts, more machines, additional employees.
- Consider outsourcing some or all of the work – can be external or internal to business.
- Consider automating the process.
Special Note: automate the process only AFTER making sure that the process works! This may sound trivial, but more money has been wasted by small (and large) businesses automating processes that were broken in the first place so that more mistakes were made quicker at higher cost.
4. Slow the entire system to the natural flow.
This may sound counter-intuitive, but it prevents having to do things over, and accentuates the need to improve bottlenecks. Doing things right the first time eliminates error and rework, reducing the cost to the business.
Finally, because all businesses are dynamic and people are human, friction and delay can creep back into your business pretty easily. Develop a mindset of continuous improvement and harness the abilities of everyone in your business to always be looking for ways to do things differently or better.
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