Ask Andi: I'm an entrepreneur spread too thin. We short-staff to save money. I spend time coordinating jobs but need to focus on sales so we have enough work later in the year. I'm doing too much, and my stress...
Ask Andi: What can you tell me about lean manufacturing. I run a small manufacturing company, with a dozen employees. I'd like to be as efficient as possible. How can I apply lean manufacturing to what we do? Thoughts of...
Ask Andi: How do project and account managers work together? We've picked up a number of new clients and we're running into coordination problems. Most of our staff is technical. We're seeing the need for our people to support multiple...
Ask Andi: We couldn't complete all of our projects in time to invoice the customers last month. If larger projects come in, we don't have the bandwidth to handle a big increase. We need to be able to say, "Bring...
Ask Andi: Meeting deadlines is becoming an issue for one of my employees. He's a smart contributor. But I know I can't count on him to deliver when I need him to. That adds a lot of stress to both...
Ask Andi: My partner needs to learn to delegate. He's caught up in details and won't let go. We need time to work "on" the business. But end up working long hours "in" the business. I don't see this ending...
Ask Andi: What's the right amount of overtime? We are spending $3,500-$4,000 a week in overtime. It's becoming a habit that's costing some serious money. Bet we could cut out $100k per year if we cut out overtime. But, I...
We have some projects that we need to get through, and not enough hours in the day to do it. Can you help me figure out what's the best way to tackle this problem. Pull together and prioritize a resource-demand...
I don't have enough time in my day. Someone always needs something. I'm constantly interrupted. There's never time to work on the things I want to get to. It's so frustrating. Shifting from doing to managing is one of the...