The Role of Process in Getting Your Startup Acquired

The role of process in getting your startup acquired

We recently asked Rob Liddiard, Professional EOS Implementer, Managing Director of Mission Group to share his insights on the role of process in getting your startup acquired. 

He shared his recent interview with Integrator and Operations Director, Meg Payne.

Why You Need to Empower Your Team as Subject Matter Experts

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Most scaling businesses don’t harness the full potential of their team because they stop one step short of empowering top talent as the vehicle for growth that they could be.

What if you could use subject matter experts in your business as a vehicle for growth?

Here’s why and how to empower your team as subject matter experts.

Best Practice for Naming your SOPs

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Imagine you’ve put in the time and effort to actually create and transfer your company information and processes into one centralized hub, like Whale. But then no one accesses them because the names are abstract or obtuse?
Naming your SOPs properly is key!

10 Common Mistakes in Documenting Process

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Process documentation is a critical component of any organization’s growth strategy.

But if you want to have them read and followed by all, you’re going to have to avoid these 10 common mistakes in documenting process.

What’s the Difference between Employee Onboarding and Training?

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What is the Difference Between Employee Onboarding and Training?

While these two elements are often intertwined, they serve completely different purposes in your employee’s journey, and getting them both right is the first step towards happy and productive staff, as well as a thriving business.

Why we launched a process Challenge

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Between our team, we’ve interviewed hundreds of entrepreneurs, VP’s and heads of teams. There wasn’t a single one who said that process wasn’t important. It was actually quite the opposite.
Process isn’t the problem, getting process done is the problem.

How to Measure SOP & Process Documentation? The Bottom Line

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Does anyone really care about how to measure SOP & Process Documentation, when you’re trying to scale and grow a business?

The answer is probably no, but you should.
In this piece, we’ll delve into why measuring SOP and process documentation matters, the key metrics you should consider, real-world examples, and best practices to help you unlock growth and achieve your business objectives.

The Importance of SOPs: How SOPs Impact ROI

Importance of SOPs and processes

Disorganized processes are one of the top 10 employee pain points, with a whopping 67% of employees saying their company’s broken processes prevent them from maximizing their potential. Bottom line? SOPs are important and essential in your business. Here’s why

How to Start Documenting Process from Scratch

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How to start documenting process from scratch is probably the number one question we get asked at Whale.

We’ve never done this before, how do we start? Is it worth starting?

The answer is yes, yes and yes!

Business documentation is like planting a tree. The best time to plant a tree was 10 years ago, the next best time is today. If you haven’t started documenting your business process and processes, then you’re going to want to start today.

A Guide to Going Paperless and Embracing Digital Documentation

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It’s strange to be writing a blog on going paperless in 2023. The age of AI, ChatGPT, and voice search means virtually all of us are paperless, even without realizing it.

But if you are sitting in an office full of paperwork and have decided it’s time to go paperless, this is the guide for you.

SOP vs. Work Instructions vs. Process: The Key Differences

Difference Between Process, SOPs, and Work Instructions

You’d be forgiven for being confused if you don’t know the difference between process, SOPs, and work instructions.

For starters, let’s start with the overall objective of all these documents. Essentially, they all aim to improve a business’s efficiency and quality of work. But they have different functions in order to help do that.