As a business your time is a precious commodity - you need to ensure that you have time for planning, reflection and thinking about your business as well as operational matters. How do you stack up?

 

Are you in control of your own time and agenda – or are you event driven?

 

Do you spend sufficient time planning where you want your company to be in 2 years time – and how you will get there?

 

Do you spend time on important, but non-urgent, tasks, or are they often replaced by short term panics?

 

Do you spend time considering whether your company structure and managers roles are still appropriate?

 

Do you spend sufficient ‘quality time’ with your staff to ensure that they are motivated and performing to the best of their ability?

 

Do you spend sufficient time with your most important customers and prospects?

 

Do you spend time on financial forecasting, financial planning and risk analysis (as opposed to historical reporting)?

 

Do you invest time in networking and understanding the trends in your market and what may happen in the future

 

Are you doing what you are good at – delegating other tasks appropriately?

 

Do have processes that give you timely information enabling you to run the company efficiently?