Processes – or more specifically, creating processes. If you are anything like me, you have a love: hate relationship with creating systems and processes within your business or organization. What are systems and processes? If you are an entrepreneur or a female leader in your organization, they help to empower your team by setting clear expectations and are a critical aspect of building a successful business. Keep Reading Most female entrepreneurs and women thought-leaders go into business desiring more freedom. However, if your organization is lacking systems and processes that make it easy for your team to follow, can you really consider yourself 'free'? "If you really want to be free, the number one thing leaders and entrepreneurs need to do is set up systems and processes for everything in their business or organization." – Eleanor Beaton In today's episode, I am going to share with you some practical ways that you can begin setting up systems and processes within your organization. 3 Practical Ways to Set Up Processes in Your Business or Organization: Pay attention to each and every instance that you notice yourself doing something more than once. Ask yourself (or your team): How can I improve my company? If you work with a small team – or even within a larger department – invite your team to participate in workshop-style meetings to brainstorm areas that can be improved. The second session can help you dwindle down their list of ideas into a "top 3" list of priorities as well as develop an action plan to implement a process to improve this area of the business. Devote at least one hour each week to improving specific aspects of your business, based on the initial feedback from your team – or for entrepreneurs – from the list that you created noting positive improvement areas. "One of the things that you do as a female entrepreneur or leader is empower others. Setting up systems and processes in your business or organization promotes empowerment within your team or department and creates the foundation of success for your business." – Eleanor Beaton Like many of you, I am still learning how to love creating systems and processes in my organization, but we don't have to do this alone. Take the journey with me and let's build our successful businesses together. Subscribe & Review the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast for a Chance to Win This Month's Contest! At the end of each month, one lucky reviewer will win a free private coaching session with me! Are you feeling lucky? Head on over to iTunes, subscribe to the show and leave your honest feedback to enter your name into the contest!

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