120 - Eliminate Costly Mistakes With One Simple Tool

Ensure you have the highest likelihood of your business and your teams achieving the results you want with one simple tool – checklists. In this episode, we discuss the truth behind what checklists are and what they are not. They’re not exhaustive and they’re not meant to be a system, they’re a reference point and a critical reminder to what’s essential to completing an efficient and safe job. Listen now to learn how to make a 100% free checklist that could save your business thousands of dollars in oversight.

Show Notes

  • 00:00 - Intro

  • 01:30 - A Story On Why You Need Them

  • 02:30 - The Purpose Your Checklist Actually Serves

  • 03:15 - What Your Checklist Needs

  • 03:45 - How You Use Checklists

  • 05:00 - Why Checklists Are Essential

  • 08:00 - The Obstacles You Could Run Into

  • 10:00 - The Simple Truths Of Checklists

  • 12:00 - Outro


Quotable Moments

  • “A checklist is not a how-to, it’s a reminder of things that people already know.” – Martin

  • “Your checklist should have a max of 10 items. Do you have the address and contact information of where you’re going, do you have materials, tools, fuel? Maybe throw in safety equipment in there.” – Martin

  • “A checklist gives you an opportunity to remember if you have all the tools, resources, and equipment to do work.” – Martin

  • “The obstacle that people can run into with checklists is getting too detailed. You only need to focus on what the most critical things are.” – Khalil

  • “Checklists cost you virtually nothing but could save you tens of thousands of dollars.” – Martin

  • “The best lesson of checklists is to forget one thing and then use that as an example to your team as to why they are so important to be doing.” – Khalil

  • “Checklists are not exhaustive but they are critical.” – Khalil


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