When a skating accident restricted my ability to visit clients last year, I was forced to find new ways of delivering the same level of service that my clients had come to expect without additional strain on my productivity and drain on my profits. I spent injury downtime refining my business processes and learning about eliminating ‘profit holes’. As a result, I raised my productivity, PLUS, I identified and eliminated several profit holes that immediately increased my profit by $1,000.00 per month.

How can you raise your productivity and eliminate profit holes to increase your value?

Be alert for ways to save money, time, and energy in order to improve the company’s and your individual performance. For many of us, this means a shift in focus similar to the unexpected shift I experienced when I injured my knee.

For years we were taught to stay within the boundaries of our job description. I can recall being told to do what I was told and not ask questions or think outside the box. We learned to muzzle our initiative and we didn’t dare risk going beyond our job description for fear that we might be encroaching on somebody else’s territory.

However, in today’s rapidly changing business environment, job descriptions change so fast that one has to be more flexible and fluid to keep up. We are now told to use our initiative, take risks, and go “outside the box”.

When you actively look for ways to improve your productivity and eliminate profit holes, you add tremendous value. Your efficiency and your contribution to profitability are recognized as a major assets. Imagine yourself as an entrepreneur within your company: an “intra-preneur,” looking for new ways to improve productivity, efficiency and to increase profits.

Do you want to learn more about ‘profit holes’? Contact Patricia at patricia@meastroquality.com for a copy of 25 Secrets of Extreme Profitability.