2. A Roadmap To Sustainable Success: Aligning The G.E.A.R.S. Of Your Business The Business You Really Want podcast

2. A Roadmap to Sustainable Success: Aligning the G.E.A.R.S. of Your Business

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In this episode of "The Business You Really Want," hosts Gwen Bortner and Tonya Kubo dive into the five key functions of business operations and how to identify the bottlenecks within each.

Here’s what you can expect in this episode:

1:00 - Understanding symptoms vs. root causes in business issues

2:29 - What really causes cash-flow problems

5:45 - Why root-cause discovery is a challenge

8:12 - Introducing to the GEARS framework

16:00 - How business functions intersect

20:58 - Why quick fixes often fail to solve the real problems

26:12 - What happens when you ignore underlying issues

Key Takeaways:

Learn how key business functions interconnect and affect your operations.
Discover why it's crucial to dig deeper into business problems rather than just treating the symptoms.
Explore common operational issues and practical solutions that can be applied to your business.

Want to shift GEARS in your business? Try this:

Assess each area of your business to identify potential bottlenecks (listen to the episode for the full breakdown).
Focus on one area at a time to make meaningful improvements.
Avoid quick fixes and invest time in uncovering the root causes of your business issues.
Implement changes gradually and monitor their impact on your overall operations.

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Also be sure to check out Episode 3, where we dig deeper into setting goals that you’ll actually want to achieve.

Have questions? Email Tonya at tonya@everydayeffectiveness.com to potentially have your question featured in a future episode.

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