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Productivity truly begins with that first touch between your employee A.K.A. internal customer and the customer A.K.A. external customer. For when your employees interact with the intention of making every customer contact the very best that it can be, your business will see more customers. More customers translate into more business. More business means greater profitability productivity by your employees.

Conversely, the opposite is equally true. If that first contact with your external customers is bad, then that customer will be more inclined not to come back. Non-returning customers means less sales and therefore less profitable productivity by your employees.

Strategic planning is to out last and out survive the current competition and any soon to be competitors. Yet, executing the strategic business plan still alludes many executives and business owners. These 7 tips may help you to better achieve all those desired results articulated within your strategic plan.

Adopt a proven, sustainable goal setting and goal achievement process.

Goal planning, setting and achievement is not taught to the majority of individuals. Yet, these same individuals are expected to achieve goals. When an uniform goal achievement process is adopted from the top down, effective execution follows.

Productivity is the output of human capital whether those actions are direct or indirect. So how can achieve maximum productivity from your employees or your greatest asset your human capital.

For years, the statement Knowledge is power has been uttered from young school age students to adults. This statement creates a belief false belief statement that knowledge and knowledge alone is all powerful.

Yet, knowledge is not the greatest power. Applied knowledge is where true power rests. And applied knowledge therefore equals productivity. How well we apply that knowledge may increase individual productivity or employee productivity. The application of knowledge will take you from where you are now to where you want to be.

A Quick Reference Guide:

1. Set Goals

2. Develop Strategy

3. Align & Mentor People

4. Execute Plan

5. Review Performance

The strategic planning process is not simple. It involves understanding your market, you competitors, your clients, the motivations and drivers of the people on your team, your own drivers and needs, what is working and what isn’t, where the core competencies are for the business and the individuals in it, how ‘big’ should a goal be, what is the ‘vision thing’ for your business, and how do you grow it and have a life at the same time.

Take two MLM teams and put them side by side. All things seem to be equal. They both have a great upline leader. They both have effective tools at their disposal. They have both been trained equally as well. And yet Team A is flourishing while Team B is faltering. Now, although these are two ficticious teams and a purely hypothetical example…it is very true of MLM downlines. So what separates the two?

Time and time again it is drilled into those who listen to success tapes or follow the teachings of business experts. It is the one common factor in those who have made millions in any field. It is goal setting.

Many companies have strategic plans and even business plans. However, some of these very same companies fail to execute these well documented and usually very expensive plans.

If your business is one of these companies, maybe it is time to add some high octane G.A.S. to your plan. So what is G.A.S?

Simply speaking, G.A.S. stands for Goals, Attitudes and Skills.

Goals
During the last 10 years as I have worked with small business owners to multi-billion dollar organizations, I have observed that most people set goals, but far fewer achieve them. Goal Setting 101 is not part of the educational process, but in the business world, people are expected to achieve goals.

To be a successful networker, or a leader of any sort, you must first commit yourself to mastering the fundamentals. Get excited about practicing the fundamentals every day. Start with your motivation, since they key to success is actually located between your ears-your mind. Most networkers simply want to make a lot of money and like want to worry about such basic topics such as motivation.