The Future of Business: Find These Two Disciplines at The Heart of Every Successful Organization
With a thriving corporate culture in today’s marketplace it is no secret that large companies are showing massive appreciation for their people.
This is great for well established organizations at the top of the Fortune 500 list. It’s a fact that these giants still roam and control major market share. However, it is also no secret we are in an uplifting era of Global Small Businesses rising up all around us.
What is most fascinating is the flexibility and velocity these types of organizations are deploying. With such groundbreaking movement in this technological economy every industry has been or is on the verge of feeling its effects, whether we accept it or not.
Regardless of an organizations size, there is a metric mandatory to building a sustainable organization.Yes, we are talking about building an organization that produces a profit month over month.
While this borderline seems like a foreign concept for some, building a profitable organization is what allows us to carry out our greater missions.
Every organization must contain a dynamic mix of the following ingredients at its center.
A symbiosis of love for everyone that touches an organization is at the heart of every successful organization.
This heart thrives with a thorough circulation of old school gritty Sales Discipline followed by a fastidious Financial Discipline.
Without both strong Sales and Financial Discipline, we are bound to face raging rough waters ahead.
Still, its stunning how many organizations continue to drive forward with their emergency brakes on. Having an extensive disconnect between a world class Sales team and an intelligence driven Finance team is not something to ignore.
Sure, you can ignore it if you want, but know this comes with a cost. Lean, flexible, and nimble organizations are capturing more of the market share. While, what were once giants are left scrambling to catch up.
In the Art of Business, money does not always solve every problem.
If you’ve been around the block a couple of times, we’re sure you can attest to having faced this hurdle before.
Sure, there is always that one size fits all mega software solution. The one that integrates with all your current platforms, just plug it right into the ERP system and away we go right?
If it were only that easy.
Every organization has such a dynamic environment with various levers and pressure points that require attention around the clock. Tracking of daily metrics in these areas or departments ensures that an organization is primed for stable growth.
We’ve heard the argument before from teams who swear up and down, “ our industry doesn’t have a need for technology improvements, things are fine just the way they are.”
Organizations clinging to the aforementioned modus operandi are left with a rough road. No business intentionally decides to travel down this path of destruction.
Push aside the watered down, flowery, and outdated business operations. Step into this new era with boldness and an intelligent understanding of your business.
An approach with data driven intelligence and decisions inspires not only financial growth, but the growth and uplifting of the very hearts of your organization.
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