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A systematic guide for entrepreneurs to design their businesses to run themselves, moving from doing all the work to designing the flow of work. Michalowicz presents a seven-step process centered on identifying your Queen Bee Role, optimizing your 4D Mix, capturing systems, and ultimately proving business independence through a four-week vacation test.
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12 totalPRODweeks
Operation Vacation (Parkinson's Law for Time)
Restrict your available work time first, then design the business to fit within it
MINDongoing
The Survival Trap Escape
Break the cycle of reacting to urgent crises that keeps you from building a real business
STRweeks
The Business Dashboard
Monitor 5-8 simple metrics that tell you at a glance whether your business is healthy
STRweeks
The Commitment Declaration
Commit to serving a specific customer type in a specific way to eliminate business inefficiency
LEADmonths
The Delegation Ladder
Progress through four stages from assigning tasks to achieving true ownership of outcomes
LEADweeks
The Job Traits Analysis
Match people's natural strengths to the tasks that need those traits most
STRweeks
The ACDC Business Flow
Every business runs on four stages: Attract, Convert, Deliver, and Collect
ENTmonths
The Four-Week Vacation Test
Prove your business runs without you by completely disconnecting for four consecutive weeks
PRODdays
Capture Systems (Not Create Systems)
Record your existing processes as you do them instead of writing manuals from scratch
PRODdays
Trash, Transfer, Trim
Systematically eliminate, delegate, or streamline tasks that pull you from your highest work
STRweeks
The Queen Bee Role (QBR)
Identify and protect the single core function your business's success hinges on
PRODweeks
The 4D Mix
Shift from Doing everything to Designing a business that runs itself