SCALE UP AND STEP BACK

IN ORDER TO SCALE UP, YOU NEED TO STEP AWAY FROM THE DAY-TO-DAY OF YOUR BUSINESS.

YOU CANNOT GROW IF YOU ARE FOCUSING ON OPERATIONS.

YOU NEED TO RELINQUISH CONTROL AND OUTSOURCE OR RECRUIT TO HAND OVER THE DAY-TO-DAY RUNNING. HOWEVER, THIS BUSINESS IS YOUR BABY AND YOU WOULDN'T LEAVE YOUR BABY WITH JUST ANYBODY, AND WITHOUT THEM KNOWING EVERYTHING THEY NEEDED TO KNOW.

SO, THERE ARE 4 AREAS WE THINK ARE FUNDAMENTAL TO THE HANDING OVER OF WORK TO ENABLE YOU TO SCALE UP, THESE FORM PART OF OUR RUN SMART MODEL WHICH WORKS WITH BUSINESSES:

1. VALUES - CREATE VALUES AND ALIGNED ACTIONS THAT MEAN YOU STEPPING AWAY DOESN'T AFFECT THE LEVEL OF SERVICE

2. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITY - MAKE SURE EVERYONE KNOWS WHO DOES WHAT, WHAT THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR, AND WHEN TO SHOUT UP

3. AUTOMATE WHAT YOU CAN - ANYTHING THAT CAN BE MADE SIMPLER, DO IT! IF YOU CAN AUTOMATE OR CONSOLIDATE INFORMATION TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO DO A GOOD JOB, WHILST YOU MAINTAIN VISIBILITY, THEN DO IT!

4. PROCESSES - MAKE SURE THERE ARE PROCESSES AND WRITTEN PROCEDURES IN PLACE FOR EVERYTHING THAT CAN BE WRITTEN SO THAT WAYS OF WORKING BECOME REPEATABLE

WE USE THE RUN SMART MODEL AS A WAY TO GET UNDER THE SKIN OF EACH BUSINESS TO WORK OUT HOW TO TURN THE OVERALL VISION INTO DAILY OPERATIONS. THIS MEANS THAT THE BUSINESS OWNER CAN THEN FOCUS ON GROWING, SCALING, AND MAYBE EVEN SOME STRESS-FREE TIME OFF OCCASIONALLY!

OUR RECOMMENDATION IF YOU ARE STARTING TO LOOK AT SCALING IS TO JUST START WRITING DOWN EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO SO THAT YOU CAN THEN LOOK AT HOW IT CAN BE MADE QUICKER, EASIER, AND ULTIMATELY REPEATABLE SO THAT SOMEONE ELSE CAN PICK IT UP!