Adopting his “ambitiously lazy” mindset while in public accounting, Brian Shadle has always had a passion for streamlining processes to create efficiencies. In the beginning it allowed him to feed his biking and hiking habit while living in Colorado. Today that passion has turned externally with his company Midwest OpX in helping executives and teams he works with maximize their resources so that they can enjoy life while they can while still maintaining market share and competitiveness.
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What are THE five critical steps to optimizing operations?
- Complete an audit/review of the department’s core values/vision. If it does not exist, run them through exercises to complete. Gain a sense of those onboard and those who are not. Work with staff on an individual basis to find out where their heads are and why they may not be aligned. Empower and challenge the team by making sure they understand the importance of their work to the company’s success.
- Instill a continuous improvement mindset and help the team create a clear picture of the current state
- Identify and eliminate waste and align processes and systems to the corporate strategy
- Reallocate remaining workload so that staff skills are optimized, and everyone can spend more time on higher value-added activities.
- Create and execute a plan to restart the department, sustain gains and never stop improving.
To contact Brian, email him at shadleb@Q.com or call him at 515-979-5437.