Six tips for top level efficiency over the summer
Even without heatwaves and the disruption that they bring, summer can feel like a moment of overwhelm if you’re running a business. With our help it needn’t be so. Keep your business running at its very best with our six top tips.
Ensure employees take their time off
The first thing we recommend is to ensure that everyone takes a break. This prevents burnout which can be real when people have been working to capacity for months. Communicate with your staff and encourage them to use their allocated holiday, and lead by example. In turn, this opportunity to rest and have time away will increase productivity. Remain mindful that each department has enough cover to deliver the same exceptional service.
Address Priorities and Strategy
Summer can be a great time to reassess business strategies and make any adjustments. Priorities may change depending on customer needs and trends. Taking stock of how the organisation is progressing and allocating resources accordingly helps everyone to see the bigger picture. It can be a great time to focus on autumn activities and get ahead of schedule.
Create a hot weather strategy
Given the recent heatwaves in the UK and predictions for the future, does your organisation have a plan to deal with future events? How will you protect the wellbeing of your people? Now is a good time to create a hot weather policy and include factors such as caring for school age children, working from home, creating cool spaces, offering flexible schedules and considering the companies own contribution to climate change.
Do things differently
Make sure everyone is comfortable. Can you relax the dress code? Take the team meeting somewhere different with refreshments to show gratitude and care for their wellbeing. It’s possible to create a different environment without disrupting schedules and process, it just needs a bit of inventive thinking and making small changes.
Streamline your processes
Summer is a great time to take another look at automations and process and make sure they are working for the business and keeping things sharp. Here is a piece we wrote about going away on holiday and how to make sure things don’t fall down when you’re away – this is a good place to start.
Is everything working as efficiently as possible? Consider each department and see if any improvements can be made by including accounting software and other business automations.
Take pressure off and outsource
Outsourcing key activities like liaising with clients and appointment booking can ensure employees avoid burnout. With people taking time off summer, the last thing remaining employees need is more pressure. Make a schedule and see if that requires extra staff – outsourcing is an effective and flexible way of filling gaps when needed.
At Get Ahead, we can help you to develop a work coverage plan to keep your business at top efficiency over the summer, meaning you can take a break and have peace of mind.
Expert support, delivered with confidence – To discover how we can support you over the summer with outstanding virtual experts and advice – get in contact with us! Find out more about our services or call 0330 223 7580 to discuss in more detail.
