Thoughts from Sandye Linnetz, Systems Goddess, Process Prodigy You just spent a lot of money to go to a trade show. The show was great. You met 100′s of powerful people you’d like to work with… or work for… and now? Where did you put that stack of cards? Found the stack? Good. Now which [...]
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Thoughts from Sandye Linnetz, Systems Goddess, Process Prodigy ***NOTE: You don’t need to have systems in place in your company if what you’re doing and how you are doing it doesn’t matter! If you are not concerned about saving time, reducing stress and/or making more money read no further. Do you drive your company or [...]
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You’re about to embark on a road trip. You pack the car with tunes and snacks and you’re off. You have a destination in mind and you’re excited to get there. You did not pack a map. You do not like asking directions, so you don’t. WILL YOU EVER GET THERE? Possibly, but it won’t [...]
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Thoughts from Sandye Linnetz, Systems Goddess, Process Prodigy I do a sudoku puzzle every morning – with my coffee. Wouldn’t it be nice if all of the problems we encounter in life/business could be so easily and rationally solved? If this is so… then this must be so… Problem solving is probably the number one [...]
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Thoughts from Sandye Linnetz, Systems Goddess, Process Prodigy These are the feet of a Systems Goddess at play. So – smooth segue here – let’s talk about systems… and feet. To keep it simple and practical, let’s talk about the process you have in place for your feet. Yes, you do have a system for [...]
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Back when I was a college student, I invited my Grandparents over for dinner to see my first apartment. I made a gourmet dinner of Spaghetti and Salad using every mismatched pot I owned. I set a beautiful table with my hand-me-down silverware, poofed up my hair (it was the early 90's after all) and waited for them to arrive.
After a lovely dinner, the show began. In what was truly just a few minutes, Grandma had cleared the table, packed the leftovers, washed all the dishes (including the pots and pans) and had desert on the table. At the time I just sat there with my mouth open, dumbfounded at how fast she'd handled everything. See full post
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Has this ever happened to you?
You spend hours and hours working on a new process. You dot all the "I"s cross all the "T"s and then some how you still ended up doing it the same ole' way.
You go to a fantastic seminar, you are all pumped up and excited, but then somehow all the stuff you learned just sits on your desk.
Or how about this one. You finally read that book that's been sitting on your nightstand, it had great ideas in it and you see how you could do things a little bit differently to make some more cash. But time goes by, the book ends up on the shelf and you never implement any of those great ideas.
It's like taking the time to research, test drive and buy a new car. Then parking that expensive, shinny new car in the garage and driving the old one. Don't leave your shiny new process in the garage to collect dust. Here is a step-by-step system to get you implementing all your hard work. See full post
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Back in the day when I was still a part of corporate America, I found myself tasked with the huge job of figuring out what spiffy new company wide software system we needed and what would work best for us.
Which computer system would work best? How do I know?
Hour after hour of boring computer system presentation, endless trade shows and phone calls and I still didn't have an answer. By the time you figured everything in, each system I looked at was priced somewhere around $170,000.00.
With $170,000.00 on the line, you can imagine I was not about to make a snap decision. So I changed my approach a bit. I really dived into why the old software wasn't working and what the team really wanted the system to do. See full post
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A couple months back I had a little plumbing problem that required turning off the water to the house. Our do-it-yourself job was great until we needed to turn the water back on and nothing happened. Several frustrating hours later the emergency plumber came to the rescue and made everything all better. Should have been a hefty bill right? Well I wouldn't know because even though I've called them, they've never sent a bill.
Hello, how do you make money if you work for free? It's not on purpose but this same scenario happens over and over with small and large businesses alike. The key is to develop a billing system so that you handle money collection the same way every time you do it. Think about it once, put the process into action and then monitor it regularly. Here are 5 ways put more cash in your pocket. See full post
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One moment I'm rehearsing and preparing for a teleclass where I was the guest expert. The next minute, my computer screen goes black. The computer starts making a weird beeping noise and all I've got are blinking lights and characters that don't make any sense.
I frantically push buttons as I realize I'm supposed to "go on" in 10 minutes. Not only have I lost my script, but the call-in number to the teleclass and the contact number for the person running the class are locked in the depths of my now useless computer.
AAGGGGHHH.
Sometimes even the best laid plans can unexpectedly blow up in your face and birth a crisis.
People make mistakes, technology breaks down, "Stuff" Happens. We've all been there when the panic sets in and all rationale hits the road. Trust me I know from personal experience.
The key to handling a crisis or what we sometimes refer to as a fire, is to become a Fire Fighter. Take a look at the steps I used to extinguish this fire. Then incorporate them into your routine so that you can be a Fire Fighter when bad "stuff" happens to your good process. See full post
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