Jun 27, 2022
This week’s key takeaway:
Set yourself free by building systems, with David Jenyns
Episode intro:
Do you really have a business, or do you simply have a job? Our guest this week will help you to detach yourself from the day-to-day so you can work ‘on' the business rather than ‘in’ the business, and who knows, maybe you can have that holiday you’ve been putting off for years?
David Jenyns is the author of SYSTEMology, a blueprint that enables a business to run without the owner having to be there. In David’s words, you can ‘duplicate the business owner and best team members’ so they can perform the ‘minimum viable tasks’. David was inspired to write the book when he systemised himself out of his own businesses. He isn’t just a theorist - he’s done it himself.
In this week’s episode you will learn:
-How to overcome the emotional attachment to day-to-day business
-Understanding the ‘minimum viable tasks’
-What inspired David to write a book about it
-Why systems don’t stunt creativity
-The importance of systems for onboarding apprentices
-The most effective way to document systems
-Why you shouldn’t over-think systems
-The importance of backup training material
-An outline of SYSTEMology
-Why the business owner is the worst person to produce the process documents
Show links:
** Buy David’s book here: https://www.systemology.com/book/
** Find David on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-jenyns/recent-activity/posts/
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