Chinese philosopher Confucius once said: “Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.”
I would imagine he was talking about life overall, but the same can be said about our work lives. What are you doing at work right now that could be simplified or made easier? Just take a few minutes and look around your office, your service vehicle, or at the project you are at right now.
I’m guessing there are a few things that could be changed to be less complicated. How about that billing program that you stress about? Could it be set up in a different way to make it easier for you and your staff? Is there a different program you could use?
How about all those times you or a coworker have spent way too much time looking for one tool or part in the warehouse? There’s got to be a different way to organize that stuff to find what you need faster, right?
It could be the same for the work vehicles and the organization on those, or even how you schedule your team for jobs.
AN EASY TASK
Mike Marvon, owner of Lesco Plumbing, Heating and Cooling, in New Jersey has made things simple for his company.
As you’ll read in the profile, Marvon kept his company’s service area to a manageable size, made sure plumbers were trained to take what they needed at a job instead of running back-and-forth, and he ensured job routing was being done in an efficient manner so as to not waste time and fuel.
Everything he did proves that anyone can do the same with their business without the purchase of expensive software or tools. All it takes is a little bit of planning and drive to do it.
WHAT WILL IT DO FOR YOU?
When you make things simpler for you, your team and your business, you’ll find that it could help boost profitability like it did for Marvon.
It also helped give his company a great reputation of being available when customers call, and being there in a timely manner.
Find ways to make anything complicated a little bit simpler and it will make your job and your life better. If you’ve already done this, I would love to hear your story. Email me at editor@plumbermag.com.
