Key question to ask about your business this week

How efficient are you?

Being efficient is an important part of running your business. It is something you should consider improving if you want to save time and money.

Would you like to take an efficiency test?

Step 1: How long does your average client appointment take? Add up the time actually spent in front of clients last week and divide it by the number of appointments you had.
Step 2: If you had seen all these clients in your office, instead of theirs, how much time would you have saved? Add up the time spent travelling to and from clients last week.
Step 3: How many more clients could you have seen if those appointments were held in your office? Divide the answer from Step 2 by the answer from Step 1.

Can you improve your efficiency and save time (and costs) by seeing clients in your office?

There are two Ps in efficiency.

Time flies, no matter what you do, and there is no way to recover the time that you’ve lost. The key, therefore, is to make the most of the time that you have at your disposal. That means that you need to focus on the two Ps in efficiency:
Prioritise. Identify what’s important and what’s not. Focus on getting the essentials done and out of the way and then look at the less important issues that need your attention.
Plan. Plan what you want to do and then do it. Work by appointment - and that includes scheduling time to get your admin sorted.