message from Mike – working “on” your business

There is a big difference between recruiters who run a business and business owners who happen to run a recruitment company.

 In the video, I mention the kinds of things that business owners do a lot of. Here are some examples for you: -

1. Think long-term and plan years in advance.
2. Move themselves out of the day-to-day running of the business.
3. Take calculated and well thought-out risks.
4. Manage by data, not by proximity.
5. An obsession with marginal gains.
6. Work on their business a lot by doing things like: -

                - Planning and then monitoring the performance of business change projects

                - Investing in themselves by learning and being exposed to new tools, techniques and ideas

                - Experimenting with new things

                - Looking for weaknesses and planning to rectify them

                - Spending time developing the team

                - Internal communication.

 I'd start by devoting two hours a week to the above items and then build up from there.

The more you work "on" your business today, the less you'll need to work "in" your business tomorrow.