Take the Time to Simplify

By Brenna Lofquist, Marketing Consultant for Heinz Marketing
I believe that this concept, while a small idea, translates to something much larger especially in terms of learning and growing in your career. If you take the time now to simplify tasks or processes, you’ll benefit in the long run and, not just in your career but personal growth as well.
Processes can kill productivity
Processes encompass numerous things such as attending meetings, answering emails, and completing or filling out reports. Either way they are likely things you do on a regular basis and you have developed a process that makes sense and works for you – or at least that’s what you think.
Sometimes we get too wrapped up in our processes that instead of promoting productivity, it kills productivity. Processes can make you feel more efficient and accountable but, if your process is not actually standardizing and simplifying a task, then you’re doing