The Quote Made Me Pause

Almost all quality improvement comes via simplification of design, manufacturing... layout, processes, and procedures.

Tom Peters

I love it when I run across something that causes me to pause for a minute and think. Recently, I saw the above quote and it made me rethink about the work I do in my business, and the things I can do to make it better.

Of course I am like everyone else out there performing tasks. There never seems to be enough time to get things done. If only I had another hour, an additional day-I could just finish things. Well, we know that never seems to work. But, today I realized that it is not always about the big changes that can be made, but the small changes that can simplify things in my business and in my life. Perhaps it is the omission of one step in my business process. Maybe I should not deal with a particular client who isn't beneficial in helping me take my business in the direction I want it to go. Perhaps I should forgot the one step that makes the business process take an additional 20 minutes each day. Whatever it may be I am going to stop and examine everything I do and consider its importance.

You should too. Simplicity is the name of the game. Let's see what steps we can take to make our businesses run more efficiently sans working harder. In doing so, perhaps we can regain some valuable time lost in our lives.