In the business world, what you do can also secretly hurt your business rather than move you forward.<\/p>\n
Read the below and take a few minutes to think about whether you are unknowingly also making these mistakes? Happens to all of us.<\/p>\n
Frist on the list of things you don\u2019t realize are hurting your business When you have business it\u2019s easy to get overwhelmed by ideas. New opportunities are always on the horizon. With these ideas or new contacts you start new ventures, introducing new products and enter new markets. The downside to that is, you\u2019ll have limited amount of attention and energy to spend being efficient. Focus at one major thing at the time. Unless it\u2019s extremely urgent.<\/p>\n
Exactly how much time are you truly investing in your team? Having a team, not-informed about your product\/service or lack of training can really hurt your business in so many ways it pains me to remember. It\u2019s more than just your team appearing not well informed about your products and service to your customers and losing sales on the spot. Long term the business will develop a bad reputation which will affect your long term survival. Also considering your team members are investing their precious time to help you grow, they deserve better! They deserve to be treated with respect and motivated to come to help you. Remember there\u2019s only one thing that people love sharing more than a good experience\u2026It\u2019s shaming a business that gave them a bad experience.<\/p>\n
But before all this, have you asked yourself, do our team even know our company\u2019s mission. Or more worrying, do we ourselves even know our \u201cWhy\u201d?<\/p>\n
When the top people don\u2019t get along, these strained relationships are a ticking atomic bomb. Bad vibes, tension, lack of communication are hurting your strategic goals. Worse of all it\u2019s contagious. Your team will sense the strain, making them uncomfortable. Low morale and job satisfaction eventually leads to staff turnover.<\/p>\n
When owning a business especially a start-up, overworking is a must at times. However, it\u2019s a double edged sword. When you over work yourself, you tend to get tired or burn out which ironically makes you do less in more time!<\/p>\n
Research shows a person working 70 hours per week doesn\u2019t accomplish any more than a person who works 50 hours. Not to mention issues with health such as higher sugar levels,<\/a> headaches etc. Not forgetting strained personal relationships and conflict due to being over tired and more.<\/p>\n Yes sacrifices must be made. Just remember our brain functions best when we\u2019re rested. If you have a long day ahead of you, try to take short breaks in between at least.<\/p>\n Lastly on the list of things you don\u2019t realize are hurting your business. You\u2019re human, not a robot and we humans are programmed to make mistakes. It\u2019s okay to make mistakes. What\u2019s important is to learn from those mistakes and failures. Remember Feedback not failure. Write them down. How should I have tackled the problem? Should a similar scenario arise again you\u2019ll be prepared! Or better yet is it possible to create a system?<\/p>\n5. We\u2019re not perfect<\/h2>\n