Slipping into burnout or successfully building networks?

Founders and sole proprietors are often faced with a huge mountain of tasks that they can hardly manage. Especially not in the foreseeable future. Even small to medium-sized entrepreneurs wonder from time to time how they can distribute surprisingly accruing extra work when the existing employees are already more than busy. The quality of the work must not suffer under any circumstances.

Remedies are possible. Founders and sole proprietors should ask themselves: What kind of work am I good at and do I like to do? Those remain a matter for the boss. Next questions are: What can I do well, but don't like to do it (anymore)? What needs to be done even though I can't do it? This could be the tiresome bookkeeping or marketing, for example. Or something completely different. These activities need to be outsourced.

Build networks

There are two ways to do this: Quick and dirty and building networks. Many first outsource work to low-cost freelancers. This can work well, but it doesn't have to. The next step is therefore to build up a network of partnerships. With the right people.

If you want to build a network for long-term win-win relationships, it's best to sort through the designated tasks. For which tasks do proven procedures already exist to carry them out? These are easy to explain. Someone can quickly learn the ropes.

The Internet is a blessing

But what about orders for programmers, designers, editors and the like? After that you look longer, That is worthwhile or do you really want a designer who only pulls through his own taste and leaves the idiosyncrasies of the customer left? In the case of a programmer, the best thing to look for is a dedicated force that brings in its own design ideas. We have already benefited from this in our company. Ideally, the different network partners get in touch with each other when it is appropriate for a task.

The Internet shortens many paths and start-up times. Nevertheless, a face-to-face meeting is recommended whenever possible. If that is too time-consuming, teleconferencing with video is a good alternative. That connects.

Exchange of ideas brings it

Those who constantly work too much are heading for burnout. Networks play themselves in and protect against it. Which tasks do you currently want to outsource?

A good tip to finish with: Invite dissenters to exchange ideas more often. In whatever form. This will bring you many an innovative input.

About the author:
Edith Karl is managing partner of PowerManagement GmbH, motivational speaker and inspiring interview partner. Her podcasts are already heard in 106 countries. Karl's thesis is: "Thesis: It can't go on like this. People and business must move together again in a more meaningful way!" In the course of more than three decades as an entrepreneurial pilot, she has developed "Courage to succeed - the new rules of the game for people and business today". www.erfolgsorientiert.com