Having had one of my staff recently develop a rostering system, called Elvanto, to help churches globally to become super- efficient, this following article about the success of a business online rostering system caught my attention….
‘THERE are about 90 staff working across six Subway restaurants on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast and Subway owner Jason Sandford-Bell was looking to gain control of a spiraling wages bill.
Having attempted a paper-based system and Excel spreadsheets to try to determine costs, Mr Sandford-Bell was no closer to an accurate forecast.
“We were using a fairly complicated Excel spreadsheet, which was all done by the managers individually on the computer system at the stores,” Mr Sandford-Bell said.
“One of the problems was it was taking a manager up to an hour to be able to get the roster correct because it was a fairly cumbersome way of doing it.”
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My family and I dined out in a restaurant in Sydney last week. On the menu was a metre of pizza. And the very next morning the restaurant was featured in The Sydney Morning Herald.
Here’s why…
‘From his radio earpiece to the palm pilot in his hand, George Gevas is the epitome of the thoroughly wired waiter.
When he greets diners at Darling Harbour’s Criniti’s Southern Italian restaurant, he can chat to the chef through his headset and lead customers to tables complete with computer tablets which allow them to choose their drinks and meals before he’s handed them a menu.
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What we thought impossible in the past is being changed with every new twist and turn that the online world takes, particularly as it undergoes an increased state of metamorphosis and extends the boundaries of possibilities that the Internet provides forward thinkers.
Now as the following article reveals – not everybody will agree with some of the developments. But the fact is this. The way we did things in the past are continuing to change at an alarmingly fast rate – whether we like it or not – even in the medical world.
‘More and more British websites are offering medical consultations and medication most countries only allow during in-person visits…
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I came across this article today about
7 Amazing Lessons from 7 Distinguished Billionaires and thought I’d share.
We all know most of these lessons but we all need to get better at them and remind ourselves of how important they are to remember.
A quick overview of the 7 lessons:
- Look for Opportunities
- Believe in Yourself
- Create an Atmosphere of Success
- Empower Others
- Focus
- Learn From Your Mistakes
- Only Go Forward
You can read the full article on the Dumb Little Man website.
“Refuse good advice and watch your plans fail; take good counsel and watch them succeed.” - Proverbs 15:22
If you fail to plan, you plan to fail. There is no focus! I often say – if you chase two rabbits, they will both escape.
When I assist businesses (and not-for-profit organizations) these days, I take them through a 4 to 5 hour planning process that asks these questions. From their answers we develop an actionable plan.
Here is the process you can apply:-
Where do you want to be in three years?
Do you want to grow by 10%, 30%, double your size, expand nationally or Internationally, even sell?
I will not accept “I want to stay where I am” – why?
1. They will soon move backwards and go out of business due to inevitable cost increases and loss of customers.
2. They will not action the plan anyway.
3. There will be no momentum, leading to complacency and eventually the organisation will die.
What are the barriers to achieving where you want to be in three years?
When you can list the barriers, then you will be able to start writing actions to address these. Later in this article we will deal with actioning these.
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