Adrian Newman’s latest ‘e-Wealth Daily’ article is titled “Solving the “Too Many Cooks” Problem”. [Adrian Newman’s Article]

Adrian Newman’s latest ‘e-Wealth Daily’ article:

Solving the “Too Many Cooks” Problem

When building a new business with partners and other key staff, things can get a little hectic.

The accountant might also be in charge of human resources. The marketing manager might have the dual role of production manager. Heck, the CEO could be the guy cleaning the office up once a week.

And, while it’s necessary during the infancy of a new business that everyone multi-task to keep start-up costs down, it can sometimes get confusing.

Case in point: a friend of mine has had some problems recently, because there was too much overlap between his employees. His business is small, so he’s given multiple duties to his group of managers. Unfortunately, some of their duties are overlapping. And, because of this, mixed messages are being sent out and things are getting done incorrectly.

Here’s an example:

Manager A had to call the product producer to confirm an order. However, since Manager B had done the same thing in the past, he took upon himself to call as well. That’s fine, except the order instructions were different.

Both managers had made orders with the product producer in the past, so both thought they were doing the right thing. The problem could’ve simply been avoided if only one of the managers was given the specific responsibility of placing the order.

Sometimes, businesses can’t afford to increase their staff size and employees are forced to multi-task, which is the nature of the beast and common for small business. However, it’s important to make sure everyone knows what they are doing and to prevent mistakes. Giving everyone specific roles that aren’t overlapping is the first step to getting your business to run smoothly.

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