From the course: Developing Adaptability as a Manager
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Responding to growth
From the course: Developing Adaptability as a Manager
Responding to growth
- Sales have gone through the roof, your product is a smash hit, your boss wants you to hire a raft of new staffers immediately. Any of those things would be fantastic news, and certainly a lot better to hear than the opposite. But the truth is, they're all still problems. You have to navigate growth carefully because it entails large, rapid changes that can be quite disruptive. Here's how to be adaptable in the face of growth so that it won't catch you flat footed. First, it's important to systematize. Especially in the early phases of growth, it can seem incredibly overwhelming. There are fires to put out, proposals to get out the door, and clients to serve, and the last thing you have time to worry about is creating some manual. And yet, it may feel ridiculous to take time away from urgent matters to do something as seemingly bureaucratic as putting together a systems manual describing the proper process by which things should be done. But it's also one of the most important things…
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