Review parts 1 through 15 for details and thinking, then utilize the Recipe for Change.

Part 4 – Buttons

Have you ever heard the child’s game of button, button that has the button?

Staples has a great campaign – the EASY button. (“That was easy!”) Have you heard about it? Maybe you have one of the buttons on your desk right now.

So here is a list of change or “shift”, buttons you might want to employ. Simple – press them when needed!

• A button for Leadership
• A button for behavioral coaching
• A button for Management
• A button for boldness
• A button for upgrading your staff
• A button for always having room for talent
• A button for having operational systems
• A button for the correct inspection processA button for making a profit
• A button for selling your work for the right margins
• A button for recruiting
• A button for hiring the right people
• A button for advertising
• A button for car count
• A button for resetting your thinking
• A button for mentoring
• A button for vision
• A button for creating the right culture
• A button for budgeting
• A button to create a button

Button, button – do you have enough buttons?

The Recipe for Change

When you’re baking a cake, there are certain ingredients that are necessary for the cake to come out as planned. You need to follow a step by step procedure. Include all portions as described, mix as indicated, then cook for the optimum time and temperature. Any variation from the recipe may cause an incomplete and utter disaster! If you don’t follow the recipe, you will not get the results you were expecting.

When you’re leading your company and staff through change, a recipe would be very helpful, so here it is:

1. You must be totally committed to the change (1 gallon)
2. It must be well defined and written (1 pint)
3. You must be willing to accept the push back and resistance (1 quart)
4. Create the WHY story to sell to sell your staff (Five Pounds)
5. Talk to them one-on-one (1 Tablespoon)
6. Give them time to adjust mentally to the change (Let Marinate 1 week)
7. Let them express their feelings (Snap-Crackle-Pop)
8. Set a rollout date for the change to occur (Cook Time 10 Days)
9. Have many training sessions before rollout (Mixing steps)
10. Establish the change as a habit (Tasting the results)

This is a quick and simple recipe for change. Follow the ingredients and steps, and see what results you will achieve. Review parts 1 through 15 for more details and thinking.

Management is the formula.

Leadership is the essential catalyst.

You are the stick that stirs the ingredients.