7 'Forces' of Business Mastery

The seventh force and ultimate outcome for any business is to create raving fan customers and culture. Satisfied customers leave you when somebody gives them a better deal. Raving fan customers are loyal, they know who you really are and they stick around even when you screw up because you've consistently added value to them in a way that nobody else can.

After that, the first force that will shape a business is knowing where you really are and creating an effective business map. The biggest challenge for business leaders is that they're not honest about where the business really is. They often see it better than it is, which keeps them going but it causes them to have blind spots that inevitably undermine or even destroy the business.

You also need to know where you are. Every business has a lifecycle, just like a human being. Is your business in the toddler stage? Is your business in its prime? Is it aging? What to do in your business is completely controlled by where you are. Then you can decide where you want to go.

The second force of business is strategic innovation -- finding a way to meet your client's needs better than anybody else. Some companies innovate so often that they put themselves out of business because they are not being strategic about it

The third force of business is world-class, strategic marketing. That just means having a process that gets a mass number of people to want to do business with you. Or, more importantly, the ideal client you want, to seek you out. It's something I call "value-added marketing."

The fourth force is sales mastery systems. It's great that your marketing strategy is attracting clients, but that doesn't mean anything unless you produce continued growth and sales.

The fifth force that business leaders must understand is the power of both financial and legal analysis. If you aren't able to understand and analyze the financial condition of your business on an ongoing basis, you're like a pilot of a plane who doesn't know how to read the gauges in front of him.

Finally the sixth force is where you can create explosive growth in your company. Most people think in order to have explosive growth they have to make giant changes. In reality, if you understand the force of optimization and maximization of your people and processes, you can grow your business consistently while others are taking wild risks that don't always pay off.The key to making documented, explosive profit gains is optimization and maximization. The goal is to make small, incremental changes that all together make your entire business significantly more efficient and profitable. If you're not doing this already, you're working hard every single day and you're still not at the level you deserve. The secret is, little things aren't little -- they're everything. Those little details -- every lead you generate, every margin you increase, every promotion you run, every transaction you make, every sales person you hire -- if you don't measure it, you're not managing it.

So you're not managing the driving force of what comes into your business to get those profit levels you deserve.We're treasure hunters. We know there's treasure in our business, no question, and we're going to find it no matter what it takes. If we try something and it doesn't work, we're going to try something else, and if that doesn't work, we'll make another change, and if that doesn't work, we'll shift something else until we get the result we're after

.There are basic keys that offer entrepreneurs solutions, keys like finding a way to get more clients, and finding ways to increase your average transaction value. But beyond those basic keys, you need fresh perspective, It's important to remember that most people spend more time in their business than they do with their children, or with their spouse. For most business owners, the business is just an extension of their identity. So when we can help people make a shift or a dramatic change in their own psychology, that spills over to impact their business and every other area of their life.If you're able to meet your top needs in a positive way, then your life will improve. Similarly, if your business is able to first identify, and then meet, your clients' top needs in a unique way, then you will develop a raving fan culture. Whether you're becoming a better person or a better business owner, it's really all connected.

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