The stop doing list : more time more profit more freedom / Matt Malouf.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Malouf, Matt, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

New business enterprises.

Australia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (200 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Milton Queensland : Wiley, 2017.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Learn what not to do to grow your business The Stop Doing List gets you off the treadmill of unproductive, frenetic activity, and sets you on the path toward growth. Running a business has never been easy, but today's nonstop 24-7-365 world makes moving forward more difficult than ever before. Plenty of resources can show you how to make lists, create schedules and manage your time, but they all seem to expect your time to be 100 per cent devoted to work – not only is that no way to live, it's no way to grow . Instead, try doing less. This book shows you how to stop wasting energy on tasks that don't move you closer to your goals, so you can focus on the things that do. You'll identify your own Stop Doing list, and learn a systematic and practical way to eliminate, automate or delegate these tasks so they never end up on your To Do list again. You'll discover your personal path to business success, develop a winning mindset and forever change the way you run your company – and along the way, you'll gain the freedom, energy and time you need to take back your life. Author Matt Malouf has helped businesses around the globe – from $20M+ corporations to start-ups – achieve their growth objectives. Now, he shares his proven strategies with you: it's not about doing more; it's about doing what matters. Find your inner genius and use it to grow your business Switch your mindset to one of success Attract, train and retain the people you need Make lasting changes to the way you think about your business If it seems like the more you do, the less you achieve, it's time to stop and breathe. Get smarter about growth and start developing The Stop Doing List .

Contents:

Intro

The Stop Doing List

Contents

About the author

Looking Back

Approach to Coaching

Proven Results

Areas of Expertise

Looking Forward

Acknowledgements

Introduction

PART I Your Mindset

Chapter 1 Get into the learning zone

The comfort zone

The panic zone

The learning zone

Identifying the learning zone

Get comfortable feeling uncomfortable

Chapter 2 Four negative mindsets to reset

Negative Mindset 1: 'They can't do it as well as I can.'

Negative Mindset 2: 'I don't want to give up control of this task.'

Negative Mindset 3: 'I can't afford it.'

Negative Mindset 4: 'This is all good, Matt, but I just don't have time to implement this.'

Chapter 3 Five essential mindsets to get

Essential Mindset 1: Say no

Essential Mindset 2: Less is more

Essential Mindset 3: Investment, not expense

An expense mindset

An investment mindset

Essential Mindset 4: The 80/20 principle

Essential Mindset 5: Don't sweat the small stuff

Minor decisions

Major decisions

Mega decisions

Worst-case scenario

PART II Create Your Stop Doing List

Chapter 4 Your time is worth money!

The busyness trap

Time management

Genius tasks and valuing your time

Find a system that works

Measurement is key

Chapter 5 Discovering your genius zone

The four zones

Incompetence

Competence

Excellence

Genius

Chapter 6 The stop doing list

Step 1: Complete a time log

Step 2: Calculate your hourly rate

Step 3: Identify your genius

Activity inventory

Categorise the activities

Genius categories

Step 4: Run tasks through the Focus Funnel

Elimination

Automation

Delegation

Concentrate or procrastinate

Focus Funnel outcomes

Step 5: Write your Stop Doing List

Stop doing the small stuff

A business owner's projects.

PART III How to Stop Doing

Chapter 7 The KRC Model and the stop doing list

Knowledge is important

Taking responsibility

Taking control

Combining the three areas

Applying the KRC model to the Stop Doing List System

Chapter 8 Training, systems and technology

Training

The four stages of learning a new skill

The five keys to successful training

What to cover

Inspect the results

Systems

Rules for creating systems

Checklists are key

Technology

Technologies that help you stop doing

Chapter 9 Reporting and accountability

Daily reports

Weekly reports

Monthly reports

Accountability

Chapter 10 Management

Meeting rhythm

Daily meeting (huddle) - a must in growing companies

Weekly and monthly meetings

Chapter 11 The right staff

Hiring

The right role

Employing locally or overseas

The right person

Recruiting based on business culture

Role-based vs task-based hiring

Onboarding

Be prepared

Set expectations

Check in

Train them up

Moving a team member on

Conclusion

Resources: What to stop doing

Audio &amp

video editing

Content writing

Customer relations

Financial duties

General administrative tasks

HR

Research

Social media

Technical support

Transcription

Index

An invitation from Matt …

Matt Malouf Keynote Speaking

EULA.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed March 13, 2017).

ISBN:

0-7303-3745-6

OCLC:

962357846