Fail to plan… Plan to fail

Have you planned out what your next year ahead looks like?

Make it your year, blow your mind and your goals.

How was your time management?

Did you delegate, automate and train your team? Do you find this difficult?

Taking time to talk to your team, find the jobs you need to delegate and getting them involved is necessary for you to be a leader in your salon.

Did you pass over tasks just because you were overwhelmed? Did you choose the right person to delegate to? Have you made yourself vulnerable and lost leadership? Are things being done within your framework?

For these procedures to work well you need to have a system of frameworks that everyone can go by. Do you need to create an updated procedure/operations manual?

Spend time on your salon culture and vision so you come from a crystal clear place and everyone knows what the expectations are. Yes we said spend time… Spending time here will save you in the future even though it may be hard to carve out initially.

This is a job leaders need to prioritise.

Take the time to meet with your team too and plan out who does what, where you need to delegate, what can be automated and also what needs to be shelved!

Are your team meetings productive and enjoyable?

Did you invest in yourself?

Is it time to take a course to learn a new skill that could elevate your salon business?
Are there areas where you lack skills and it’s limiting your business growth?

How aware are you of what’s holding you back and making you play small?

3. How much did you invest in your team and your business?
Is your branding looking a bit  90s… What about your website?

If you have invested in your business, how has it played out with your team and clients?

•  Did you do any surveys?
•  Do you need to get some feedback?
•  What do the numbers say?

How were your team appraisals?

Learned something new but not implemented it yet?

Taking courses and workshops set you up for growth, as does reading books or attending masterminds but… implementation is the key. All that knowledge stuck in your head is useless.

But this is where it gets hard. How do you find time to set out that new strategy or business idea? Do you have a Salon Strategy Session each week?

This would be a great start.

Is there a balance between you working on and in your business?

Do you focus on the numbers in your business regularly?

For example:

•  Do you know how many new clients came in the door?
•  How much did they spend and did they rebook?
•  What marketing efforts did they come from?
•  How about productivity and utilisation?
•  Did your team grow their sales skills and customer retention?

Do you have products and services your customer wants to buy?

How long has it been since you looked at your services and package menus?

Have you surveyed your customers about what they want?

Have you created a business that suits you and what you want to create or have you ignited the true salon owner and leader in you and thought about providing services that a customer wants to buy?

As I have already said if you FAIL TO PLAN then your plan is PLAN TO FAIL.

If you are struggling with your plans or don’t know where to start to get your salon kick-started, book my free strategy call.