I help small business owners make better decisions faster by creating durable SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) that help them save time and money.
5 Points: 1. Focus, 2. Story loop, 3. Goals
Hi Reader
There are five points to your North Star. These five areas are vital to better understanding yourself so you can develop better leadership habits and processes for business and life.
1. Habits
The vision of where want to go and why you want to go in that direction is a huge part of your success. If you are lost in where to put your focus, your attention will be scattered, and you won’t get the results you seek.
I have a reflection process that I use to help me keep on track. At the end of every quarter, I review my company’s results from revenue to new projects. This routine helps me see where I’m getting distracted and how to get back on track.
How can you keep yourself on track with a quarterly review routine?
2. Leadership
To show people that you understand them you should share back what you heard. People need to know that you listened to them. Without this step, you aren’t closing the story loop for them.
3. Inspiration
“Review your goals twice every day in order to be focused on achieving them.” - Les Brown
4. Reflection (Journal prompt)
How can you incorporate a quarterly review routine to help you and your team stay on track?
5. Research
Paul Zak, Director of the Center for Neuroeconomics Studies at Claremont Graduate University, says stories hold our attention better than other information or data because they leave a physical and emotional groove in our brain’s neural network. “As social creatures who regularly affiliate with strangers, stories are an effective way to transmit important information and values from one individual or community to the next,” Zak writes. “Stories that are personal and emotionally compelling engage more of the brain, and thus are better remembered, than simply stating a set of facts.” (1)
I’m a big fan of using AI to help rewrite your SOPs so your team runs more efficiently. Check out the 5 Steps to using AI to Rewrite Your SOPs.
Karl
P.S. Check out this interview with Charles Woodin. You’ll learn about his problem-solving approach to leadership, specifically in the context of startups and innovation. You can listen on the Dig to Fly website or in your favorite podcast player.
(1) Social Rewards Enhance Offline Improvements in Motor Skill. Authors: Sho K. Sugawara,Satoshi Tanaka, Shuntaro Okazaki, Katsumi Watanabe, Norihiro Sadato. Published: November 7, 2012 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0048174
Karl Staib
I help small business owners make better decisions faster by creating durable SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) that help them save time and money.
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