If you’ve embraced the art of a minimalist decor, you already know by heart the motto ‘less is more.’ The purpose of minimalism is to enhance your lifestyle through decluttering and effective use of space. You get rid of the stuff you don’t use or need and gain in the process not only more room but also a resolutely modern and sophisticated looking interior.
The same motto also applies to the business world, but in a more practical situation. Instead of enhancing design and wellbeing through having less, it’s the management of the more that becomes a main point of interest. Indeed, when the strategy demands more in the name of business growth, the practicality of every day shows that having more means achieving less.
More visitors who struggle on a slow website
The dilemma of most small companies is to attract enough visitors to their site to remain in business but not too many otherwise their server solution won’t be able to cope – if your site experiences peak times, it’s a good idea to switch to a VPS solution you can deploy as you need it. Ultimately, when your company becomes popular, but you haven’t been able to adjust your structure accordingly, it’s likely visitors will face lags, slow loading times and inactive pages, causing an increase in bounce rate.
Working longer hours to achieve less
When there’s more to do, the preferred solution for a small business is to work longer hours. Indeed, hiring new employees is a costly process that isn’t always available. However, in the long term, working more doesn’t equal achieving more. On the contrary, your overall productivity decreases as the fatigue accumulates. Increasing your business productivity without recruiting requires a dedicated investment, either in time-saving equipment or in your office structure. Service industries report that remoting working options can let staff maximise their time, achieving better results than in the office.
Too many decision makers and fewer decisions
A company that is in the process of expanding can acquire new decision makers. Whether it’s the old manager whose experience and market knowledge have made him a member of the board or a new investor, it’s not uncommon for medium to large businesses to requires six to seven individual decision makers for each major decision. While the shift to a mono decisional board to a complex pattern is not bad per se; it’s fair to say that the long process can slow down spontaneous reactions to the market and rapid adaptations.
Too much time, too little to do
In an era where office environments have become hectic, it would be foolish to affirm that having too much time can be damaging. However, even the most hectic workplace fails to maintain regular workflow, meaning that some workers are forced to do nothing but wait until the next task arises. Idle time can be difficult to avoid, but through active task and team management, it can be reduced. Employees who experience it find themselves under-stimulated, bored and ineffective to the company.
More isn’t always better in the business world. In fact, a good thing in abundance can be damaging to your company. Whether it’s too much web traffic or too many informed decision makers, sometimes more causes you to have less.
