Comments on: Keeping Track and Keeping Up: Are You Focused?

By: Chris Boshoff

Chris Boshoff — Wed, 26 May 2010 15:33:33 +0000

Great post.

I like the following statement the best: “which things your company should focus on – and which things it should not”

It is also important for us as individuals to focus our own energy on things that makes the biggest difference to our own productivity and bottom line.

By: Lloyd Burrell

Lloyd Burrell — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:57:52 +0000

This is a great post. Focus is important to everybody but even more so I think to small business owners. Being your own boss means doing what you want but this can also all too often can mean getting side tracked. Also we tend to work more in isolation and can easily lose sight of the big picture. Thanks for reminding us of this.

By: Joe Crawford

Joe Crawford — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 20:06:02 +0000

Great post. Staying focused is possible when you have a goal, a clear path, and a plan on bringing it all together. I’ve spent the last couple years taking action, and accessing. The online world was new to me and I just ‘did anything” to get something going. Now I have results and focus is what will bring to my income goals in 2010.

Thanks for the great post.

By: Bob Levin

Bob Levin — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:20:23 +0000

Thank you for posting this guideline.

By: Daniel John

Daniel John — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:25:05 +0000

“As a result, the timing is even more critical for you to make tough choices about which things your company should focus on – and which things it should not”

I agree that we need to identify the things that we should NOT focus on in order to truly know our direction. Great article.

By: Dave Talbert

Dave Talbert — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:03:59 +0000

In these tough times with the companies emerging out of recession, it is critical for the management to prioritize on certain things: where things ought to be in a few years’ time, a thorough market research to grab a share, leveraging strengths as the basis of strategies, their alignment with the company’s values, and be realistic regarding executing those strategies within the time frame.

By: Sam

Sam — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 03:50:50 +0000

Nice checklist. I think planning ahead and working backwards is a great idea. I’ve found the last few years have just flown by without a plan, and as a result with very little progress. It’s scary how fast the years can go by if you’re not paying attention.

By: Carl

Carl — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:47:01 +0000

Yes managing chnage and incorporating process and making sure they are adhered to is very challenging. If you are going to manage change effectively you need involve everyone from the start and get them involved. People don’t usually like change so if it can benefit them in some way they are much more likely to embrace it.

By: Ron Ratliff

Ron Ratliff — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:51:42 +0000

Excellent set of questions for the owners of SME’s…particularly at a time when most are tempted to focus on fighting fires.

I frequently find that the most difficult of these for many is determining the demand and the “price point” for their product/service. Although it seems obvious, the passion that SMEs have for what they do can lead them to ignore the need for a market.

Thanks.