So much of what we do is grounded in what came before. In running a business, we face the ongoing danger of teaching employees to follow procedures long after we’ve forgotten the reasons for doing something in a particular way. We try something, it is successful, and we make it policy.
Happy Ostara: Owner Infallability
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Made Hot by: BizRock on April 9, 2013 2:53 pm
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4244 days ago
Well, I gotta say a lesson on the origin of the Easter holiday is definitely different for a business article. However, this post makes some great points and I'd go a bit further. First, as the owner you need to make innovations and changes in direction where necessary to grow your business. So your procedures aren't there arbitrarily. They'll have to change with the needs of the business and the quicker you can get your employees acclimated to that fact the better. Second, there are times when an employee will have a better idea than you and the greatest entrepreneurs are those who can figure out how to integrate employee input without letting the inmates run the asylum.