Hardwired

Hardwired

Hardwired businesses have a proven track record of success, and have worked hard at putting systems in place that produce results. Often a rigid approach can cause departmental teams to adopt new platforms or processes without management’s knowledge. Read more on how Hardwired businesses can adapt to change and how eGuide Tech Allies can help to identify and solve blindspots below.

If it’s not broke, why fix it?

Did you know?

Nearly nine-in-ten (88%) of small business owners say that the use of technology platforms helps them to find more enjoyment in running their business and 80% agree that it helps them have more time to spend away from their businesses and with their family, instead. 
(Teneo, 2021)

How do you compare?

Only 29% of small businesses view their adoption of technology to be ahead of businesses of a similar size, and 22% ahead when compared to businesses in their industry.
(Teneo, 2021)

Most Common Traits

Business Operation Habits

Hardwired business leaders have the experience to show the systems and tools in place work, and results are almost always guaranteed. The infrastructure in place supports the model and the team has been trained and coached on how to get the most out of the tools in place. Success has often been achieved, and hardwired business owners may show some resistance to the “new”.

External Marketing Habits

Reputation matters for Hardwired businesses and oftentimes, the tools in place to generate success are managed by a team or third party. What matters most is results to ensure that the pipeline of new business remains healthy. Hardwired businesses are only as good as their last project, and this reputation management is a driver for external marketing initiatives.

Big Wins

Hardwired businesses have a proven track record of success. They have built a notable reputation and have claimed some substantial market share. They have a team that knows what is expected of them and performance metrics can be tracked and monitored to ensure the business is operating within a target margin. Hardwired business owners are often focused on incremental growth and may be looking ahead to succession or sale.

Blind Spots

Because Hardwired businesses have reached a level of success, changes that could create better efficiencies or allow teams to operate more autonomously are overlooked with the response, “if it isn’t broken, why fix it”? This can often lead to employees or teams going rogue, adapting to new policies that operate out of the line of sight of management. The double work created due to the resistance to adapt, can be holding Hardwired businesses back from growth or deter a sale or aquisition.

Are you curious to learn how to go from emerging to established?

We are here to help. eGuide’s approach starts with a conversation about workflow and systems and meets you where you are at. Every organization has room to improve, and our technology assessment enhances what’s working well while identifying where improvements can be made. Click below to learn what you will walk away with.

  • Our team will isolate one or two key workflows within your business that can be enhanced through automation, software development or migration, or user training. Following the assessment process, you will be given concise recommendations that you can implement on your own, or within partnership with us.

  • Working with a key stakeholder and a representative group from your team we will work through two (2) one-hour deep dive meetings, and two (2) one-hour workflow diagramming workshops. Supplemental analysis will be performed between meetings and recommendations will be given in a 90-minute presentation. The entire process typically takes 4 weeks based on stakeholder availibility.

  • To ensure the process is customized to best fit your needs, we host an initial discovery call and create a customized questionnaire that is sent to the entire team. Leveraging feedback and documentation, each deep dive agenda is customized to hone in on the areas of interest, while gaining a global perspective of culture and technology proficiency.

  • An assessment consisting of two (2) deep dive sessions and two (2) workflow diagramming sessions is generally an investment of $3,350. This typically yields 15-20 cost-saving recommendations that are specific to your organization and can be implemented immediately following the completion of our work.

“eGuide is extremely trustworthy. We trust them to handle the things we’re not experts at. We trust them to help us solve things efficiently, cost-effectively, and appropriately for an organization with our mission and size.

Their work has had a great impact on our operations. The tools they’ve introduced have, with very little exception, quickly become the de facto way we work.”

- Connie Casson
President & Founder
Blue Seats Consulting

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Associate Director, Operations
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