Identify & Conquer Business Bottlenecks for Speed

Identify & Conquer Business Bottlenecks for Speed

Why focus on the critical step of identifying bottlenecks?

When your business is sluggish, the first and most crucial step is to pinpoint what's holding you back. It's time to identify and deal with your business bottlenecks.

Think of it like a blocked pipe, until you find the blockage, water can't flow freely. If that is happening there will be a build up in the pipeline that could burst at any time.

In business, bottlenecks could be a specific stage in your production, a particular approval or delivery process, or even a single team member overwhelmed with too many tasks.

Examining your workflows, you can clearly see where the slowdowns are occurring, allowing you to target your efforts and isolate issues creating the inefficiencies.

Think of a problem you or your team are experiencing. Grab a pen and paper and document what is happening.

Where are the most delays occurring? Ask the team for their input. They probably already have a grasp of the situation but lack the authority to do anything about it.

Follow your instinct and act on your findings.