Powerful Pauses

Hands up if you have hours every week to stop, pause and think strategically?  

For most of us, we are too busy “doing”, and we don’t take the necessary time to stop, and ask ourselves the important, game changing questions about what is working and what is not. We don’t pause long enough to allow ourselves to set our business and teams up for a great outcome. Without the Pause we get stuck in Groundhog Day.  

When we don’t Pause, we repeat the same cycle and can end up burnt out. Unfortunately, the rates of mental health issues for those of us who run small and medium sized businesses is almost double that of the rest of the population, sitting at 40% according to the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman.  

Every November, I set aside time to Pause. I take time out of the doing and dig in more detail into the feedback we’ve received – the good and the bad. I look at how far we’ve come through the year towards our goals and research the external business environment to understand what has happened that could impact our plans. While I do this monthly, November is a bigger process with a more detailed SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats). I ask the really important questions for my business and for me personally.  

These pauses ensure that I’m not swept away with the doing and can stay on track to achieve the vision. Impact HR’s vision is to create more productive and happier workplaces, by providing the HR expertise, insights, systems and skills to achieve our client’s goals.   

Once the big picture is clearer, it is easier to break it down into smaller milestones.  

How do you create opportunities to Pause in your business? If you need help, please book a meeting using this link or call us on 1300 474 672.