Bradley HamnerFounder, BlueprintOS · Founder - Above the Business & BlueprintOS

Redefine a Business System with David Jenyns

Name: Redefine a Business System with David Jenyns
Uploaded: 2024-03-02T12:00:35+00:00
Duration: 53 s
Channel: Bradley Hamner
Description: In this segment, David Jenyns challenges the conventional image of a business system as a massive, detailed manual—like the extensive binders used by…

2 Mar 2024 · 1 min

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In this segment, David Jenyns challenges the conventional image of a business system as a massive, detailed manual—like the extensive binders used by large franchises such as McDonald’s. He points out that this perception can overwhelm entrepreneurs who feel they must produce exhaustive documentation they don’t enjoy. Jenyns proposes a new, simpler definition: a system can be as straightforward as a short screen‑recording that captures a task being performed, for example a 20‑minute video of a bookkeeper issuing an invoice in MYOB. By reshaping the mental model of what constitutes a system, business owners can create practical, low‑effort documentation that still captures the essential steps needed for consistency and delegation.

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What is a system? What does it look like? Oftentimes they're thinking, well, McDonald's is a systemized business and they've documented every aspect of their business to minute detail so that a 16-year-old can do it and they've got these big thick binders and that's what a system looks like. Oh, wow. Now I'm overwhelmed because of the sheer amount of work that needs to happen and the, I don't even like documentation and I have to create all this stuff. So you're right. One of the first things we need to do is reshape in their head what a system is. A system could be as simple as a recording, a screen recording of someone doing the task. Maybe it's your bookkeeper issuing out an invoice through MYOB and it's a 20-minute video of them doing that task. That can be a system.