If you are like most people you have tried to surround yourself with ways to make life simpler, easier and more productive. In your business you probably have a server or a computer to help make your business run more efficiently, a backup program to preserve your critical data, SPAM filters to keep out harmful and time wasting emails and loads more technology. All of which was purchased with the intent of making things better and yet there is somehow a sneaking suspicion that for all of this technology, you aren’t as streamlined or productive as you could and ought to be.
For many businesses it is not the lack of technology that leads to inefficiencies but a lack of planning and strategy for how to use it. My son illustrates this point quite well recently. For those who don’t know, I have a fantastic 8 month old son who is learning to crawl. He hasn’t quite gotten it down yet but in the process he has taught me a critical business lesson I want to pass on to you.
In his attempts to crawl he lays on his stomach and frantically flaps his arms and attempts to move his legs in the correct manor but is frustrated when he doesn’t move anywhere. He screams and pouts because he feels like he is doing the right thing, he knows what he is supposed to do but it doesn’t seem to be generating results.
The lesson here is that it’s not enough to have the right technology (arms & legs) or know what you’re supposed to be doing. In order to get results you have to use the technology and knowledge in concert to make things work. When my son figures out how to use his arms in concert with his legs and the direction he wants to go, I am sure that I will be running all over trying to catch up.
If your business feels like its learning to crawl when it comes to finding the right marriage between technology and process, I can help you find solutions to get where you want to go and make the competition struggle to keep up.
For more information on making your business technology, goals and processes work together contact Dataworks for a free visit and custom planning session.
