Increasing  PRODUCTION –

        Managers must be concerned with tomorrow. They must not live in the past but must plan for the future – today!

        All businesses should make an adequate profit and live within their budget.

        Their success depends on the quality and the number of their products and services and their efficient methods of production.

        They must continuously make improvements to their teams and to their equipment.     

A Handful of Tips to help increase production in a business

* Proclaim war on bureaucracy   

        Get rid of all unnecessary rules and try to streamline all systems.

        Delegate responsibility and accountability to the front-line areas of the business.

* Reorganise teams

       With the help of the team leaders revise all systems – cut away the ‘dead-wood’. Remove nonperformers.

        Remove, or retrain workers who are not performing well. You cannot afford weak links in a good team. (Take care not to reorganize too often.)

* Overcome long-festering problems

        Establish a close working relationship with your people so they are honest with you.

        Identify problem areas by asking simple leading questions.

        Work together to overcome any problems.

* Lead a team with a vision

        Share your vision and convince your workers to continuously focus on the future of the organization.

        Keep training people in new ways to work, especially in customer relations.

        Run development workshops. Move workers about to gain versatility and new experiences.

* Turn customers into partners

        Make the time to talk to customers and clients. They will tell you how you can give a better service.

        It’s the users of your products or services who will determine your success. Satisfy them and all will be well.

-Geoffrey Moss(mossassociates.co.nz)

“Focus on making things better – not bitter.”

Source: “Revitalise YOUR Business”, Moss Associates Ltd, New Zealand.” Business Secrets. Guidelines for New Leader-managers”, Cengage Learning, Asia. Also available as e-books from Amazon.com and from the VitalSource Bookshelf.