What if your favorite football team had gone out on the field with no plays or positions?

The ball would have been snapped and everyone might have gone out for a pass.   Or they might have just stood there waiting for someone else to run or pass the ball. 

What if there had been no yard lines or goalposts or scoreboard?

The players would have run all over the field – maybe even in different directions – not sure where they were going or  if they ever got there.   The coaches would have gone crazy.  And most fans would have lost interest and stopped watching.

With no plan, the same things happen in business.  Everyone runs around or just stands there.  No one sure where they are going – or if they ever get there.

To reduce the frantic pace of  business AND improve results – write a business plan.  It doesn’t have to be pages and pages with charts and graphs.  Just a page will do as long as it makes the goal(s) and roles clear.

The time you spend on this will save tons of time because there’s a greater chance that everyone will head toward the same goal post. 

And it’s nice to know that if someone has to come out of the game for any reason – it’s okay –   because everyone knows the plays.

copyright 2009 – Business Class Inc

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