5 Mandatory Sections For Every Company Procedure To Maximize Its Effectiveness and Results

Talking about SOPs doesn’t have to put your team in a slumbering daze — their importance is undeniable.

For a company to execute at its optimal level, it must have standard procedures operationalized and implemented the same way by everyone on the team. When there are no procedures, there’s no consistency, a ton of confusion, and everyone does things differently.

It is hard to delegate without standardized processes or if everything is in your head.

Look at the essential functions of your business that need a procedure or current procedures that require a massive overhaul.

Leaders, managers, and owners struggle with creating procedures because it’s a skill.

To think through a process and document steps clearly and concisely so that nearly anybody can quickly learn takes a certain savviness in written communication.

The most common procedure failures are:

• No explanation of why the procedure matters to everyone.
• It’s confusing.
• Too much text.
• No visuals.