Small Business Services

information management

We’re all producing information at a staggering pace. Small businesses are no exception. Emails, photos, reports, and other files are piling up in cloud-based networks and we’re all left sifting through haystacks trying to keep track of needles. There is a better way. Let’s make a plan to share information more intentionally, cutting back on confusion, emails, and “emergency” communications.

  • Let’s create a plan that gets to the heart of your work. Your business is unique - and so is the work you’re producing. Your plan to manage the data your team is creating should be too.

  • Let’s be honest. Some systems end up feeling like unnecessary layers of bureaucracy, making your work harder instead of easier. Let’s build a system that reflects what is most important - the ability of your team to do their work.

  • It isn’t enough to create a great system. You have to convince your staff to adopt the system - which means communicating, training, and adapting the system to your team.

organizing teams

For most of us, time is our most important resource. We ask our staff to bring our organization’s vision to life - which can feel very personal and maybe a little scary. If we're not able to provide clear expectations, we struggle to engage and retain team members. But who has time to create job descriptions, orientation materials, procedures, and policies to keep teams on the same page?

  • Let’s be explicit about what we expect from our team members. Let’s be clear about what support they can expect from us in return.

  • We know that our teams function best with strong systems in place. We also know the best systems put people first. Let’s make a plan and implement a system that centers the needs of our team.

  • Our teams are made of up of people with different skills, backgrounds, personalities, and learning styles. Let’s organize our teams to take advantage of the strength that diversity brings to our teams.