Heresy! You can’t standardise a service. You can standardise work in manufacturing. A computer is a computer is a computer. They should all look the same, weigh the same, feel the same and work the same. Nobody will disagree that you should standardise computer manufacturing. But that is manufacturing… The service industry is different The logic […]
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Rule 5: Understand how the Work Works
It sounds a bit smug doesn’t it? It isn’t enough to study the work, you also need to know how the work works. What does it mean? Let me give you a couple of examples: 1. How do you drive a car? It is one thing to know how to drive; mirror, signal, manoeuvre. That […]
Rule 4: Study the Work
We all get paid for know how Builders know how to build walls Accountants know how to audit books Dentists know how to fill teeth Cooks know how to cook Drivers know how to drive We are all knowledge workers. It is just that for some of us the knowledge is harder to gain than for […]
Rule 3: There is Always More Work than People
The rules so far: Prioritise the work Don’t make your customer wait This would be OK but for Rule 3 which states that: There is always more work than people. This rule can be expressed in many ways: You never have enough time There is always more you could do You never have enough money Demand […]
Rule 2: Don’t Make Your Customers Wait
Why leave them waiting? If your customers are phoning you, texting you, mailing you and some have even gone to the lengths of visiting you and are standing there looking at you, then it is a fair bet that they want something. Rule 1 is to prioritise the work, but prioritising it isn’t enough, you can […]