Death of the Filing Cabinet!
Before the internet and computers, storing, saving, and transferring our files and documents wasn’t easy.
Lines of filing cabinets multiplied year on year, forming a formidable steel wall.
Is this Progress?
Filing cabinets were often used as room dividers with a plastic plant on top to add colour to the office! Thankfully, those tactics for storing huge bulks of files forming long paper trails are becoming a thing of the past—it’s a wonder we could ever find anything!
Save for a small number of documents, the majority of paper trails are now on our computers. The real question is: Have we swapped one obvious problem for another in the name of business progress?
I Still Need Documents
Being a business owner means tracking and keeping all essential documents, including contracts, for easy access no matter where you are, in or out of the office.
Even with the advent of computers and digital file storage, keeping track of important documents can be clumsy, particularly if you use free or limited software packages that try to streamline your business processes!
What if They Leave!
Invariably, we create workarounds that need people (often the ownership of one or two individuals) to develop a usable fix. This can be a limited approach, especially if you get more customers! Plus, it makes those individuals who create these solutions indispensable, which is not a great place to be when things go wrong.
The Question is… Do you feel Safe?
Whilst businesses can now save money on filing cabinets and maybe less floor space to keep them on, they don’t always address the actual overhead cost and vulnerabilities to the business, people!
As you grow and develop as a company, will utilising a hotchpotch of random software packages and employing indispensable people protect your business?
Be Ready for Growth!
Remember! Don’t be too busy working in the business; sometimes, you need to work on the business!