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Procrastination Is Bad For Business
Procrastination is a fact of life. People do it all the time. But procrastination can have an adverse effect on business. Business owners and entrepreneurs count on the ability to get things done. Both in themselves and their employees.
By: Cash Miller
Procrastination is a fact of life. People do it all the time. But procrastination can have an adverse effect on business. Business owners and entrepreneurs count on the ability to get things done. Both in themselves and their employees.
By: Cash Miller
One of the key traits of a successful business owner is the ability to get things done. But many people are procrastinators. They say to themselves “why do it today when there is always tomorrow”. But eventually tomorrow has come and gone and still the job isn’t done. In business this means that the tasks that need to be accomplished have only multiplied. And the funny thing about it all is that most people don’t necessarily realize that they are procrastinators in the first place.
Most people procrastinate to some degree or another and that is just fine. But everyone has to tackle unpleasant or tedious tasks at some time or another. There are always things to do around your workplace that you would rather leave till later. You may find that something such as an employee review unpleasant but it still has to get done. Reports have to be written and difficult clients dealt with.
These kinds of tasks and many others need to be handled whether you want to do them or not. Ignoring them does not mean they will magically go away. But many people try to avoid them none the less. They take an extra coffee break, surf the internet, or check their messages again. They might go about handling less onerous tasks that also need to get done. They do everything they can think of but the tasks that really need doing.
As business owners it is their jobs to face the difficult tasks. It’s what entrepreneurs sign up for when they opened their doors for business. Every important and stressful decision falls on the owners shoulders whether they want to make it or not. So how should the boss be handling such duties? Not by ducking under a desk that’s for sure. An owner needs to take the bull by the horns and tackle such tasks. Hit them head on instead of trying to dodge them. If they don’t then all those unpleasant tasks are just going to pile up one after another. They’ll go from unpleasant to being a downright nightmare.
Everyone is guilty of being a procrastinator whether they realize it or not. It’s what they do about it that matters to their business. There are times when procrastinating about something is fine. But a business owner is going to have a lot of important decisions. Trying to put them off will not make them go away. Deal with them with a sense of purpose.
Cash Miller is the Editor of SmallBusinessDelivered.com and hosts his own blog at www.SmallBusinessDelivered.com/cash-millers-blog.
Most people procrastinate to some degree or another and that is just fine. But everyone has to tackle unpleasant or tedious tasks at some time or another. There are always things to do around your workplace that you would rather leave till later. You may find that something such as an employee review unpleasant but it still has to get done. Reports have to be written and difficult clients dealt with.
These kinds of tasks and many others need to be handled whether you want to do them or not. Ignoring them does not mean they will magically go away. But many people try to avoid them none the less. They take an extra coffee break, surf the internet, or check their messages again. They might go about handling less onerous tasks that also need to get done. They do everything they can think of but the tasks that really need doing.
As business owners it is their jobs to face the difficult tasks. It’s what entrepreneurs sign up for when they opened their doors for business. Every important and stressful decision falls on the owners shoulders whether they want to make it or not. So how should the boss be handling such duties? Not by ducking under a desk that’s for sure. An owner needs to take the bull by the horns and tackle such tasks. Hit them head on instead of trying to dodge them. If they don’t then all those unpleasant tasks are just going to pile up one after another. They’ll go from unpleasant to being a downright nightmare.
Everyone is guilty of being a procrastinator whether they realize it or not. It’s what they do about it that matters to their business. There are times when procrastinating about something is fine. But a business owner is going to have a lot of important decisions. Trying to put them off will not make them go away. Deal with them with a sense of purpose.
Cash Miller is the Editor of SmallBusinessDelivered.com and hosts his own blog at www.SmallBusinessDelivered.com/cash-millers-blog.
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