No business process is
100% perfect!
When someone tells me their process is perfect, I often smile politely and wonder how any process can be 100% perfect.
A process that is not continually improving is a process that is not 100%. Our economy, culture, environment, legislation, competitive advantage, business ups and downs, and our people impact business processes daily.
Business is changing continuously, and our processes need to undergo continuous improvement in order to not just keep up with our competitors, but also to ensure our staff, teams and customers can get through the day in the easiest manner possible.
Let’s face it, having to capture/recapture information between systems, spreadsheets or forms is time-consuming, and I am sure you will agree, we just don’t have the time for this anymore.
We need to work smarter, not harder! We need to stop broken processes.
However, many businesses will still tell you today-
- My process is perfect! …
- It has been this way for years! …
- Don’t fix what is not broken! …
But that old process is just that – OLD!
It may not be broken, but is it efficient, is it effective and is it the best it can be? Is it breaking your staff’s patience, and could it be costing you your customers?
I believe every process can be made better, NO process is 100% perfect… I am a realist and sometimes we need to do the best we can with the money and resources we have on hand at the time. Looking at ways to improve in small steps more regularly can have a better, more positive impact on a business than you think.
As Neil Armstrong once said, in a land far- far away “ One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind!”
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