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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