Written By
Jon Mailer
CEO & Founder – PROTRADE United
Written By
Jon Mailer
CEO & Founder – PROTRADE United
I have been in business long enough to know that there is no ‘one way’ to create a business that produces results for the owner(s) and their team. Having a ‘direction’ rather than a destination is important to assist you and your team to make the best decisions possible as the year progresses.
PROTRADE United Client David Stewart from Panelfab with CEO Jon Mailer
PROTRADE United Client David Stewart from Panelfab with CEO Jon Mailer
However, if you asked 10 employees what your company’s vision and action plan is for the upcoming year, could they tell you? Would you get 10 different answers?
If they can’t, or if their answers are not aligned, then I can almost guarantee your organisation’s growth and ability to scale is limited. Here’s why. Even if YOU have a clear vision of where you want your company to be in one, five or ten years from now, without a plan that unites everyone, that vision is just a dream.
A simple 1-Page Plan (1PP) makes it easy for everyone in the company to know where they’re going and what they need to do to get there, without being bogged down by an overly complex business plan possibly riddled with unclear and even contradictory statements. Here’s what a 1PP can look like.
The main components of a 1PP requires you to answer seven basic questions: who, what, when, where, how, why, and the often-challenging question, “But should we or shouldn’t we?”
What is the direction you wish to take your company over the next 5-10 years? A direction is better than no direction. Share customer type, employee numbers, type of work, standing in the marketplace, etc.
These are your “should/should nots”. It will list a handful of rules defining the boundaries for decision making. These core values will help you answer the question: “Should we or shouldn’t we?”
This describes what results need to be achieved in the next 12 months. Be specific (can it be measured?) and give it a time frame. From X to Y by when.
Written By
Jon Mailer
CEO & Founder – PROTRADE United
Australia and New Zealand’s #1 Business Coaching and Advisory Organisation, dedicated to the Trades and Construction Industry. With over 20 years of practical experience, we have a proven track record of helping more than 3900 business owners gain greater clarity, consistency and choice.
Australia and New Zealand’s #1 Business Coaching and Advisory Organisation, dedicated to the Trades and Construction Industry. With over 20 years of practical experience, we have a proven track record of helping more than 3900 business owners gain greater clarity, consistency and choice.
This details how your company plans to achieve its vision, focused on a measurable “next step” 90-day time frame.
This describes the theme, celebration, and rewards associated with the #1 priority for the quarter or year. The theme celebrations give everyone a definitive finish line and a chance to have some fun.
This outlines who is accountable for various aspects of the 1PP.
Key points to make it stick:
For more guidance on how to make a 1-Page Plan (1PP) in your business, contact the team at PROTRADE United.
This details how your company plans to achieve its vision, focused on a measurable “next step” 90-day time frame.
This describes the theme, celebration, and rewards associated with the #1 priority for the quarter or year. The theme celebrations give everyone a definitive finish line and a chance to have some fun.
This outlines who is accountable for various aspects of the 1PP.
Key points to make it stick:
For more guidance on how to make a 1-Page Plan (1PP) in your business, contact the team at PROTRADE United.
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