This is where the mindset needs a shift. We can’t possibly know everything, so reaching out to sources with particular expertise and knowledge proves to be a valuable strategy when it comes to problem solving and efficient work.

“I Don’t Know.” can be the Right Answer

Learn to Delegate

The use of delegation is much more valuable to the success of a business. In delegating tasks to experts in their fields, you’re able to focus your efforts in areas where you are confident, and they in theirs, thus pushing your goals further.

Balancing skill sets helps each employee focus on their strengths when completing tasks and projects. It also makes the delegation process smooth and easy.

Buy Yourself a Little Time

When you say “I don’t know,” a simple way to maintain control and professionalism is to complete the sentence with “…but let me find out and get back to you.” This gives you time to do some research and find out what you need to know to progress.

Being able to admit when you don’t know something may be difficult at times, but giving the wrong answer is much more problematic. Whether you find experts to help, or do the research to get your own answers, you need to be honest to achieve success. With that you can find the power in saying, “I don’t know.” To read the full article click here.

Michael Roub
Inflection 360

As Co-Founder of Inflection 360, Michael Roub advises clients on a wide range of strategic initiatives, including operations enhancement, acquisitions and business planning. Michael has a particular expertise working with healthcare practices and small businesses.
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Growth-oriented mindsets vs. perfection

“Perfection is the enemy of success.” – Mark Cuban is Right

A growth-oriented mindset has been shown to be the most effective mindset for achieving goals, gaining new skills, and developing positive changes in your life. You’re more likely to ask yourself, “what can I do here to improve the situation,” which can help in progressing your business efficiently.

Mark Cuban explained a valuable strategy during New York Advertising Week; when addressing areas where you lack certain skill sets, find the people who compliment your skill set to allow more opportunity for growth and business improvement. Let those who are willing help you improve your business and tackle opportunities quicker.

Change your definition of failure

Cuban says, “you only have to be right once.” Your biggest failure will be giving up completely so perseverance is an important factor when starting or maintaining a business. By seeing your failures more as opportunities, you can see problems from a different perspective and thus, find solutions quicker. It also allows you to keep a generally positive outlook.

Your time is valuable

With the technology of today, lengthy phone calls and meetings are not necessary to keep a consistent dialogue of priorities. Email threads can be much more efficient in maintaining a record of progress and saving everyone time. In addition, your balance of work and personal life has an effect on efficiency and mood which can certainly impact business operations. Optimize your schedule around your most productive hours and ensure that you are not bringing work home with you to keep a strong work-life balance.

It’s quite obvious that no one is perfect, and neither are their businesses. So why should you hold yourself to an unattainable standard when you can productively push toward company goals? To read the full article *click here*

Michael Roub
Inflection 360

As Co-Founder of Inflection 360, Michael Roub advises clients on a wide range of strategic initiatives, including operations enhancement, acquisitions and business planning. Michael has a particular expertise working with healthcare practices and small businesses.
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Make your list the night before

As a business owner, your time is valuable and needs to be utilized in the most efficient way. If you’re like the majority of the population, you consider yourself to be the most productive in the morning. If so, make it a routine to write out your list at night. By doing so, your energy in the morning will be used to efficiently complete your tasks.

Prioritize your list using the 4 D’s

This is a simple strategy used to simplify the daily tasks of running your business. Establish what on your list can be done now, done by others, deleted entirely, or delayed until another day. By doing so, your priorities become clear and enable a more productive process to your work day. See this helpful chart below, posted by Mike Renahan on Hubspot:

The Four D’s of Productivity to Effectively Manage Your To Do List

Understand other factors that improve productivity

Optimizing your rest patterns has been shown to increase productivity in the workplace by improving your mood and can also decrease the risk for certain long-term health problems. A balanced work-life schedule has also been shown to improve productivity. By separating work and personal life, stress levels decrease thus improving your mood, as well.

A simple strategy and basic understanding of what can positively affect your productivity will have you hit the ground running when completing your daily to do list. Do yourself a favor by shifting your focus on these simple steps. See full article here

Michael Roub
Inflection 360

As Co-Founder of Inflection 360, Michael Roub advises clients on a wide range of strategic initiatives, including operations enhancement, acquisitions and business planning. Michael has a particular expertise working with healthcare practices and small businesses.
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