By: Pam Killman, Project Manager
This week my personal trainer asked me to write a paragraph about how personal training influences me. I’m still not quite sure of the reason; however, I’m sure she will use it against me eventually. As I was writing, I had a thought – VisionBridge is like the personal trainer for your company’s operations manual. Now, before you think I’ve completely lost it, just go with me for a moment.
I summarized my paragraph by saying, “In short, a personal trainer is more than just a workout instructor, they are educators who hold you accountable and keep you motivated to meet or exceed your fitness goals.”
Our process at VisionBridge is not to just document your process. Documenting is the easy part. The hard part is defining and refining your processes. As with a personal trainer, she can create the greatest workouts in the world for me; however, if I don’t do them or don’t do them correctly, I probably won’t meet my goals. Here are a few other comparison thoughts I had:
• A personal trainer uses fitness tests and measurements to create workout plans. VisionBridge starts by gauging the high level operations at your company and educates clients on the purpose and use of the operations manual.
• A personal trainer suggests different sets, weights, and sequences to increase your fitness level. VisionBridge offers process recommendations to improve business results.
• A personal trainer tries to keep you on track by asking at the beginning of each session: “how many times have you worked out since I last saw you and if not, why not?” We suggest procedures to hold managers and employees accountable to best practices.
• A personal trainer finds out your goals in the beginning. You say you want to lose 20 pounds, and they tell you to follow their eating and exercise plan. VisionBridge learns goals at the beginning as well and together we determine what measurable activities will lead you to the business results you desire.
Now, if I could only get in great shape working with clients on their processes as I do from the time spent in the gym…
