Seven Traps That Kill Small Businesses

Trap #2: Getting Bogged Down in Reactivity

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This is the second video in a seven-part series that examines poor management practices and habits which kill thousands of small businesses each year. For other videos in this series, see the links to the left."

Small business owners are easily overwhelmed with the day-to-day pressure of running an under-staffed and under-capitalized company. In response, they often slip into a purely reactive mindset. They quit taking any time at all to work proactively on initiatives that assure expanded success for their business in the future.

In this video we show you how to escape the "reactivity trap" by using some basic principles to prioritize your work so that proactive initiatives are not swallowed up in a completely reactive style of management.