{"id":6,"date":"2024-01-05T18:11:08","date_gmt":"2024-01-05T18:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/business.vectorreports.com\/staging\/1269\/home\/"},"modified":"2025-03-24T16:18:51","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T16:18:51","slug":"business","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/business.vectorreports.com\/staging\/1269\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:12px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"154\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/business.vectorreports.com\/staging\/1269\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/VIA-Business-image-transparent-1024x154.png?resize=1024%2C154\" alt=\"VIA-Business\" class=\"wp-image-69\" style=\"width:343px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/business.vectorreports.com\/staging\/1269\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/VIA-Business-image-transparent.png?resize=1024%2C154&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/business.vectorreports.com\/staging\/1269\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/VIA-Business-image-transparent.png?resize=300%2C45&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/business.vectorreports.com\/staging\/1269\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/VIA-Business-image-transparent.png?resize=768%2C115&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/business.vectorreports.com\/staging\/1269\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/VIA-Business-image-transparent.png?resize=1536%2C231&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/business.vectorreports.com\/staging\/1269\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/VIA-Business-image-transparent.png?w=1611&amp;ssl=1 1611w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Business process vulnerability identification and repair<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><font color=\"#2E75B6\"><strong>VIA<\/strong><\/font>\u00b7Business is an affordable business diagnostic that identifies process vulnerabilities in small businesses. The resultant improvement recommendations are used by business leaders, and those who help businesses, to increase their likelihood of future success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-cd6f7aac6dcba2631c0e703d652d2515\"><strong>Welcome to <font color=\"#2E75B6\"><strong>VIA<\/strong><\/font>\u00b7Business!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">If you need insight into how your small business (about 5 to 50 employees) is operating, then you are in the right place. We are glad you are here!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our &#8220;business consultant in a box&#8221;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">We help you learn at each step of the process. This learning can begin with reading information on this site, to learning from the assessment itself, and learning what to do in our recommendations in the report. We are not here to simply sell you a canned product (<em>not one size fits all<\/em>). Instead, we are here to listen to you and your current status. That guides us to make a diagnosis based upon our expertise to create a prescription that is unique to you and what you tell us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Business advice whenever and wherever you are ready<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">We would like to help you get <em>quality <\/em>answers for your business process issues both <em>quickly <\/em>and <em>affordably<\/em>, yet also have those answers be custom built for you and your situation. We do this in a way that helps you make improvements yourself, because at the end of the day you are the one with the self-interest to do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>That\u2019s it!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Vector Reports offers a faster, better, and less expensive method to improve the right business processes through customized recommendations delivered by our on line virtual business consultant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">_______________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The problem with typical searches for help<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is the real problem in my business?<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Business leaders of small businesses seek help because they have a feeling, or a sense, that something isn\u2019t quite right in their business. Or perhaps they know something isn\u2019t performing as expected, but can&#8217;t quite pin-point it quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">That happens frequently, so you are not alone in that journey. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Most could identify the issue and design a solution, but they are extremely busy, and have little time to conduct research on their own or to gain the expertise to accurately and quickly diagnose what is actually going on inside their business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Leaders also know that businesses have a lot of processes and changing one thing will often affect another thing because those processes are so interconnected and interdependent upon each other. One would think you would have to hire a business systems analyst. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">That&#8217;s when leaders turn to outside help\u2014which is an entirely different process that is often very costly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Clickbait fails to deliver the promise!<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">When business leaders or their change agents are looking for online guidance it can take a long time. It is hard to separate the solid advice from the fluff and one can quickly be overwhelmed with attractive promises that leave you back where you started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Clickbait sites catch our attention by offering the \u201c<em>one thing you need for success<\/em>&#8220;, or \u201c<em>the secret that can fix it all<\/em>\u201d but only if you use <em>their <\/em>system\u2014curriculum, materials and programs that end up being very expensive. Those teaser sites design urgent &#8220;<em>BUY NOW before it&#8217;s too late<\/em>&#8221; call-to-action messages to inject fear into your current concern. They exploit your curiosity by forcing you to dig deeper\u2014investing your time without ever giving you the satisfaction of the answer you seek. Finally their motives become clear\u2014they&#8217;re after YOUR attention to make money for themselves, often based on the actual number of your Ad clicks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">We really dislike that approach!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"http:\/\/business.vectorreports.com\/staging\/1269\/small-business\/#Not-knowing\"><strong>Even the experts have to overcome bias about root cause<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">And sometimes, results over time may not even address the root cause. The grim evidence is: even with good intentions, publicly available business education, consulting services delivering expensive advice, and government-funded free help, the current business improvement process consistently produces a phenomenally dismal failure rate\u2014<em>about half the companies that form in any year are out of business five years later<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The right outside experts can help. However, that help should very quickly identify and solve the right problem in a way that educates you, doesn&#8217;t create a long-term dependency upon that specific expert, and doesn&#8217;t break the company bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">We have also discovered that some sites actually offer good quality content. However, they tend to be experts in one field or business process. This means two things;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">You have to know your true root cause issue before you ask for help, and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Few understand, as well as you do, the interdependency of your system of processes and how one process unexpectedly affects another. This requires paying the outsider to learn what you probably already know about you.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p class=\"\">The unfortunate effect of that kind of searching for help is that it steepens and lengthens the climb to business success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The journey is already fraught with difficult steps, unanticipated turns, uneven surfaces, and hidden vulnerabilities in business processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Often the improvement advisor or consultant field is not level, broad nor fair. Expert know-how about a given process, and access to high-quality advice, can be difficult to obtain. And, even when it is available, it can be unaffordable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>So, why make it worse?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"font-size:clamp(35.2px, 2.2rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 3), 64px);flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/business.vectorreports.com\/staging\/1269\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_20180522_080352-768x1024.jpg?resize=768%2C1024\" alt=\"Steep steps as a metaphor that make improvement harder\" class=\"wp-image-53\" style=\"width:402px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/business.vectorreports.com\/staging\/1269\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_20180522_080352-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/business.vectorreports.com\/staging\/1269\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_20180522_080352-scaled.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/business.vectorreports.com\/staging\/1269\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_20180522_080352-scaled.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/business.vectorreports.com\/staging\/1269\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_20180522_080352-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/business.vectorreports.com\/staging\/1269\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_20180522_080352-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Don&#8217;t make your climb harder than it needs to be<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The message here is that you already own the challenge, know your current state, and you have to do the work anyway\u2014so why not focus your efforts, or the outside expert\u2019s help, on the results of a robust diagnostic based upon you and your business&#8217; current condition to target the right improvements early?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">_______________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Signals that you need business analysis<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Symptoms of Problematic Business Systems<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Consider the question below. Click to see examples that only lead to bigger problems:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><em>Are you seeing any of the behaviors or process characteristics listed in the table below in your team, your processes, product output, or business actions?<\/em><\/summary>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Opinions<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Hidden bias<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Guesses<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><em>Opinions taking precedence over data-driven vulnerability identification efforts.<\/em><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><em><em><em><em>Hidden biases inadvertently, or worse, automatically invoked.<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><em>Guesses used to move things forward instead of cogent or qualified analysis.<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Process owners can be beleaguered by these inhibitors to success.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Variation<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Lacking resources<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Goal distractions<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><em>Variation in processes, quality, and in the outcomes produced across the entire team.<\/em><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><em><em><em>Lacking time, resources, quality, capacity, funding, <\/em><\/em>likely due to process inefficiencies.<\/em><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><em><em><em><em>Distractions force pathway and sequence changes to actions which delay goal achievement.<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Process performance can be negatively affected by external influences such as these impediments.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Inadequate advice<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Indecision<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Cognitive dissonance<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><em><em><em><em>Inadequate counsel from experts who may have based advice upon past \u201cworst-case\u201d experiences.<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><em><em><em>Indecision when choosing among competing priorities that wastes time and opportunity.<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><em>Cognitive conflict because of inadequate understanding of &#8220;why&#8221; and &#8220;what&#8221; is needed.<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Leaders can contribute to poor business performance <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">when they don&#8217;t know what they don&#8217;t know<\/span><\/em>.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Uncontrolled results<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Chaos<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Turnover<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><em><em><em> Uncontrolled processes that make tracking performance and reporting metrics difficult.<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><em><em>Chaos in improving and implementing processes over multiple clients.<\/em><\/em><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><em><em>Turnover (employees, mentors, counselors, managers<\/em>) creating disruptions. <\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Business performance indicators and outcomes often show these troublesome results.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">If you are seeing any of these symptoms, there is another concern that can emerge: Leaders can become emmeshed in a pattern of &#8220;solving&#8221; one <em>crisis-of-the-day<\/em> after another. They feel compelled to work <em>tactically <\/em>\u201c<strong>in<\/strong>\u201d the business itself as opposed to <em>strategically <\/em>\u201c<strong>on<\/strong>\u201d the business. This usually means their higher-level systemic thinking has been sidetracked, deferred or cast into the shadows or into the dark\u2014letting systemic problems fester and grow larger and more difficult to repair later.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:11px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">In business processes management, like in human bodies, ignoring symptoms can become problematic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">You might see a doctor for something that didn\u2019t seem right, hurt a bit, or that worried you and you wanted an expert opinion. The doctor might order a specific panel of diagnostic tests. The right tests help eliminate what is or isn\u2019t a concern and often reveal issues that are connected to the symptoms. The analogy describes your body as well as your business: Both are made up of complex interdependent systems of systems that\u2014without specific, well-designed diagnostic tests\u2014can often obscure exactly what is going on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">_______________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3f148884a905aee24df5db845be9e0d8\" id=\"Example-buttons\">Is a <font color=\"#2E75B6\"><strong>VIA<\/strong><\/font>\u00b7Business diagnostic right for you?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:11px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Learn more and then decide if you need a virtual small business consultant.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:6px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"\">Click to experience a <strong><em>sample <\/em><\/strong>of the thought work and rating design in a business diagnostic &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&gt;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-ed59bcea wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-contrast-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"http:\/\/business.vectorreports.com\/staging\/1269\/diagnostic-sample\/\" style=\"background-color:#8299df\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Business Capability Rating Sample<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:18px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:18px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Below are links to a <strong><em>full-assessment<\/em><\/strong> process description and an annotated sample <strong><em>full-assessment<\/em><\/strong> report. If they don&#8217;t make you think more deeply about your business, then perhaps you won\u2019t need this diagnostic. But, if they do cause you to pause and consider your process maturities, compared to generally accepted best business practices, then you&#8217;ll probably benefit from taking an assessment:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"\">Click to learn more about the <font color=\"#2E75B6\"><strong>VIA<\/strong><\/font>\u00b7Business diagnostic\u2014your business &#8220;advisor in a box&#8221; &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-&gt;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-d445cf74 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-base-2-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"http:\/\/business.vectorreports.com\/staging\/1269\/about\/\" style=\"background-color:#6777b0\">&#8220;Advisor in a box&#8221; Diagnostic Process<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:13px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"\">Click to see an example of the <font color=\"#2E75B6\"><strong>VIA<\/strong><\/font>\u00b7Business report you&#8217;ll get after submitting assessment ratings &#8212;&#8212;-&gt;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-d445cf74 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-contrast-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"http:\/\/business.vectorreports.com\/staging\/1269\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Sample-VIA-Business-report-with-explanation-notes.pdf\" style=\"background-color:#708dd7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sample Business Assessment Report <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">_______________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The business goal is to learn what&#8217;s next &#8230;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">We all have times when the pressures of life and work cause mission, strategies and plans to be set aside. Those times often force us to work on what the next thing is. And then the the next thing, and the next &#8230; and so on. Eventually we end up spending time working on things that might actually lead us away from our goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The question each business leader might ask regularly is, &#8220;<em>Are we working on the right things that make the most difference for us right now?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">How do you know?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Business improvement using informed decision paths<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The list below are decision categories. One would obviously want to move toward the better decision methods on the right. 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