Shop owners know that things are different this year and in fact so much has changed that measuring the business results against last year or even the year before doesn't make much sense any more.
These are new and very modern times in our sector. Management must relearn the business all over again and coupled with that challenge must also instill new self disciplines to execute differently.
The next 10 years will be a journey, not a trip, as no one can even predict how this Fall and next Winter will play out. Get use to this uneasiness. The new reality is now here.
When you understand the new intricate measurement fundamentals and what is required to be executed on a daily basis today throughout the shop, your stress can come down substantially. The results will fall into place but it will be a much different time frame than what everyone was accustomed to over the past 20 years. Today the old saying concentrate on "getting back to the basics" means so much more than it did even 5 years ago. The basics have changed.
It is when Management and the staff do not understand how to deal with this reality that panic and stress come to the foreground. Everyone is trying to figure out how to redefine themselves. I see this in the Jobber business as well.
There is no silver bullet to fix your business and create instant sustainable profitability. Any one who says they have the quick fix solution does not understand the complexity of running a shop business today.
Take a good look as to where you are today. Take a good look as to where you will be 5 years from now based on your current Management methods. Are your methods proven and will they guarantee your financial future or are you saying to yourself "I hope they work, I'm just not sure"?
The solutions for a sustainable future are available to you but you must make the time, put in the effort to experience them........... and oh yes.....learn them. Seek them out and make the effort, I'm confident you will not be disappointed.
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