What’s Most Valuable To You?
As we head into the holiday season, I’ve been thinking a lot about value. My wife is Santa, but I love buying spur of the moment presents for the kids. While I write this, I’ve got a robotic gecko in my cart that’s ready for checkout to build with my son.
This year is going to be a little different. I’ll let you in on a secret. We’re getting a puppy for Christmas! It’s been hard not to tell the kids, and even harder not to want to buy the same number of presents as usual. But we have a budget to stick to. And we can’t just give the kids whatever they want😊.
What’s this got to do with my business?
Here’s where I think we can all relate. We all want to do so many things. Play with the newest toy. Go on an adventure. Chase the shiniest object. It’s fun, and it makes us feel a sense of carelessness and freedom. We love that feeling. It feels good.
But we all have a finite capacity. There’s only so many hours in the day. Sometimes we have to pick and choose what we can do.
Your business has a capacity too. Are you biting off more than you can chew? Would you know if you were?
Are you getting the best deal?
As I think about getting some great deals on Black Friday (on TVs, can never have enough TVs), I’m also thinking about my business. What’s the most valuable thing I can do in 2026?
I invite you to reflect: what’s the most valuable thing you could do in 2026?
Building trust and empowering your team?
Hiring a rockstar?
Investing in some new equipment?
Getting your freedom back?
Building systems so that the business can grow?
What’s in it for me?
If you know me, you know I love process work. Many businesses don’t see the value of a playbook, and I’m on a mission to change that. The thought of defining and documenting processes seems like a waste of time to some. They think it can wait until there’s downtime. They think it’s busywork, and they’re at capacity already.
But what is the value of building repeatable systems? Have you ever tried to quantify it?
I’m not going to give you the answer. It depends on what you value and where you want to take your business. A few things that are valuable to the clients I work with:
Peace of mind
Clarity
Freedom to take a day off
Trust that it’s handled, whatever it is
Reduced decision-fatigue
The Operational Momentum Arc.
If you follow me on LinkedIn, you may have seen a recent post where I came up with 4 quadrants that most managers operate in. The idea came from my thoughts around how a leader feels in certain business situations, but it applies to both leaders and team members.
I’ve refined that idea into what I’m calling the Operational Momentum Arc:
Here’s the takeaway:
What can you do to move up and to the right on the arc?
How valuable would it be to get to the flywheel?
If you’d like to discuss where you fall on the arc or want to learn more about how it impacts your business, let’s chat.