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1 online resource |
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text file |
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Includes index. |
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The Stop Doing List; Contents; About the author; Acknowledgements; Foreword; 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.' |
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Chapter 3 Five essential mindsets to getEssential 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. |
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The four zonesIncompetence; 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. |
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Taking responsibilityTaking 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. |
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Weekly and monthly meetingsChapter 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 & 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. |
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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. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Success in business.
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Creative ability in business.
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Business enterprises -- Australia.
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Succès dans les affaires. |
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Créativité dans les affaires. |
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Entreprises -- Australie. |
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Business enterprises |
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Creative ability in business |
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Success in business |
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Australia |
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Australian |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Malouf, Matt. Stop doing list. Milton, Qld. : John Wiley and Sons Australia, Ltd, 2017 0730337448 9780730337447 (OCoLC)958445678 |
| ISBN |
9780730337454 (electronic bk.) |
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0730337456 (electronic bk.) |
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9780730337461 |
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0730337464 |
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