Take a walk on the wild side!
Last week we touched on identifying routes and creating structure to get our business to where we want it to be - what we call the GPS of business.
This week we're questioning routine! - It's great to give others direction, but it's equally important to keep questioning whether that direction is the best one for everyone to be following.
I first got challenged to change my routine in a workshop given by the inspirational Aileen Gonsalves.
“Just walk on the other side of the street when you come to work - and observe all the things that are different.” The point being that Aileen wanted me to wake up, start looking around me and become aware of my environment again.
The same applies at work.
if we are to be efficient leaders we need to be able to step back from the comfort of routine, be aware of what’s happening around us, in our own business and in others - and act accordingly!
Sometimes routine will prevail. Other times things will need to be switched around because circumstances have changed. It could be any number of internal factors, unintended consequences or external pressures - but they all need to be identified and acted on if we want to keep our competitive edge.
Just like that GPS will recommend a different, more efficient route, we need to be able to identify these in the journey that our business is on and decide whether to reset the route or not.
James O’Loghlin is one of Australia's most respected, entertaining and experienced corporate speakers, corporate comedians and media personalities - you can read his great article on the danger of routines here.
Incidentally, changing the routine on my commute led me to the discover one of my favorite Ramen places in NYC - Teppen Ramen - thank you Aileen :-)
Good luck – appreciate any thoughts and feedback.
Tony Powe has 20 years+ experience in the hospitality industry with 3 neighborhood restaurants, a bar, a speakeasy and a prehistoric cave (!) under his belt. He is also the founder and CEO of WeLocals® - he specializes in customer service training for small businesses, incentives and loyalty programs and providing tools to level the field with the big guys. He can be reached here and you can receive his weekly report The Big SMALL® at welocalsreport.com















