The entire idea of building a series of systems in a business is simply this - to create the tools that allow you, as a business owner, to increase productivity and get the job done. The idea behind these systems,… — Michael Gerber Copy Share Image
In my experience, most small businesses are worried about the client fulfillment - 'getting the Job done' - and lead generation far more than they are in how the sales process flows. — Michael Gerber Copy Share Image
The more Strategic Work you do, the more effective, productive, and joyful the Tactical Work becomes. — Michael Gerber Copy Share Image
If you haven't created the time as an owner to understand why people are choosing your model over your competition, then you are only… — Michael Gerber Copy Share Image
I've said it for four decades - work 'on' your business, not just 'in' your business! — Michael Gerber Copy Share Image
If you expect to grow your business, you need to be plotting out your schedules days in advance. Until you get that most basic… — Michael Gerber Copy Share Image
Growing your own business is great. Watching your ideas come to life, taking care of new customers and watching them become repeat customers, and… — Michael Gerber Copy Share Image
You can't be the accountant in your accounting firm. You can't cut the grass in your landscaping business. You can't work on the vehicles… — Michael Gerber Copy Share Image
If everybody's doing everything, then who's accountable for anything? — Michael Gerber Copy Share Image
Without concentration, a business will be ordinary in every respect, because it will have no presence, no inner force, no way to attract the… — Michael Gerber Copy Share Image
When I say, 'doin' it, doin' it, doin' it' to a group of small business owners, they immediately respond. They recognize the experience of… — Michael Gerber Copy Share Image
There are three things that can be organized: time, space, and work. Note that, despite what many believe, you cannot organize people - you… — Michael Gerber Copy Share Image
The world of the small business owner is all about moving multiple items forward at once, and it's a fool's errand to believe one… — Michael Gerber Copy Share Image
Entrepreneurship requires an unvanquished spirit of curiosity, an openness to learning, a letting go of OldCo so you're free to create NewCo. — Michael Gerber Copy Share Image
Here's the problem with phones - they are a ready-made diversion from the considerably harder work of growing a business. — Michael Gerber Copy Share Image
Systems permit ordinary people to achieve extraordinary results predictably. — Michael Gerber Copy Share Image
