The Need for a Process

I believe there are 5 steps to follow to innovate from within, and today, I want to talk about Step 3. If you missed Steps 1 & 2, check our most recent blog posts to learn about “Believing You Can Get It Done” and “Dedicated Butts in Dedicated Seats.”

Flying by the seat of your pants does not work in business. While being spontaneous and being quick on your feet can sometimes lead to big breakthroughs, making decisions without a plan often leads to chaos and inefficiency.

Step #3 on How to Innovate from Within:

The Need for a Process

At JBKnowledge, we abide by two processes: EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System) and Lean.

EOS was the best decision I ever made for my business. I read the book “Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business” by Gino Wickman and followed his guidance by hiring an implementor to bring EOS into our workplace. I’ll be honest: my meetings were terrible before implementing this process. Before EOS, my meetings were boring, repetitive, and lacking innovation. Everyone was checked out and uninspired. Post-EOS, the conversations are efficient and productive.

Lean is the second process I learned that helped me inspire innovation from within. This process is mostly focused on reducing and eliminating waste. I read the best book on Lean I’ve ever read called “2 Second Lean: How to Grow People and Build a Lean Culture” by Paul Akers and it truly changed my life.

These two methodologies taught me how to identify waste and eliminate it from my processes. Being able to identify waste was the fundamental tenet in learning how to build a solution and I’m confident it can help others do the same.

Important Question to Ask Yourself this Week:

What wasteful processes are you currently dealing with at your company? How can you start optimizing your meetings?