{"id":1525,"date":"2013-08-28T21:23:54","date_gmt":"2013-08-28T21:23:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/consulting.vamtam.com\/?p=1525"},"modified":"2013-08-28T21:23:54","modified_gmt":"2013-08-28T21:23:54","slug":"want-profits-bottoms-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/central-purchasing.com\/en\/2013\/08\/28\/want-profits-bottoms-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Want Profits? Bottoms Up!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"vgblk-rw-wrapper limit-wrapper\">\n\t<p><strong>BURP: Don&rsquo;t knock it &#8217;til you try it.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I&rsquo;m not suggesting that you host an open bar at work. What I am suggesting is that you adopt the BURP\u00a0strategy in your place of business. Okay, now I&rsquo;m sure you think I just returned from a two martini lunch, but alas I&rsquo;m quite serious (yes, sober too). The BURP strategy (Bottom&rsquo;s Up for Remarkable Profits) is based on a single premise: nobody knows how to make your business succeed like those that do the work.<\/p>\n<p>In business, high-level\u00a0managers are responsible for creating the vision and mission, setting the direction in which the business will go and the means by which it will go there. Mid-level managers are responsible for implementing the policies and plans created at the highest level. Front-line managers direct the activities of the non-managerial personnel. Each of these people are subordinate to someone. If you&rsquo;re the CEO, it&rsquo;s the Board; a VP, it&rsquo;s the CEO; and so on.<\/p>\n<h2>\n\tBottom&rsquo;s up? Why does it matter?\n\t\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t.fl-node- h2.vamtam-heading * {\n\t\t\t\tcolor: #177b57 !important;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t<\/h2>\n<h3>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/artofthetattoos?lang=bg\" title=\"@ArtOfTheTattoos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t@ArtOfTheTattoos\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t.fl-node- h3.vamtam-heading * {\n\t\t\t\tcolor: #392cb0 !important;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<p>Every subordinate is the expert when it comes to the jobs they&rsquo;re entrusted to do. Success and profitability depend upon the performance of each and every subordinate. Imagine that staff at any level are not aware of the compelling vision and mission.<\/p>\n\t<p>Imagine that the instruction given to them is not sufficient, clear and practical. Imagine there&rsquo;s no feedback loop, and all these things go unnoticed.<\/p>\n<p>Who knows best when things are not what they should be? The answer is the subordinates &#8212; every single one of them. Bottom&rsquo;s-Up matters because those who are performing a task know better than anyone (Yes, even better than the one who assigned the task) whether or not things are working well and how they can be improved. 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