Chamber Chat

Happy New Year to the Whitsundays business community!
Seeing in a new year is a great time to think about what your business resolution might look like.  
Business resolutions are commitments businesses make to improve their strategy, operations, or processes. Like personal New Year’s resolutions business resolutions can help prioritise goals or activities that may have got swept aside in 2024 or provide some inspiration or renewed interest in improving some aspect of your business.   
A wise business partner passed on some thoughts I would like to share when considering business aspirations for the new year. 
Are you counting the minutes you work … or the impact of those minutes?
Are your business metrics reflecting and measuring genuine progress … or just numbers to make you feel good? 
Is your business success measured in the steps you take … or the destinations those steps take you?
We all often count the wrong things. Long hours don’t always mean productivity. Having lots of meetings is not as effective or productive as fewer well-structured meetings. Counting short-term gains can sacrifice the seeds of future growth — sustainable success is a marathon, not a sprint. Counting and slavishly following KPIs can lead to tunnel vision and neglect of qualitative factors like customer experience, employee well-being, and the bigger picture. 
Quality over quantity. Work smarter not harder. Good advice for us all. 
Let’s make 2025 a great year for us all!
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Contributed With Thanks to President of Whitsunday Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Allan Milostic.