JASON'S JUXTOPOSITION BLOG

Imagine this: You’ve built your business from scratch. Long days, sleepless nights, and years of dedication have brought your company to a place where it's thriving. The team is growing, revenue is up, and now, a life-changing offer is on the table. Someone is interested in buying your business fo...

UNF*DGE Your Marketing is a show presented by consultant, Kristi Mitchell where business owners come to talk about marketing mishaps/missteps and more importantly, the lessons they learned along the way. In this episode, Jason Henderberg was interviewed to talk about his experience applying less...

***  Watch Jason review these topics live:   YouTube Video Link *** Running a business is no small feat, and one of the most critical yet often overlooked aspects is the documentation of your business processes. Many of the ways companies struggle are due to inefficiencies, high employee turnover...

Transforming Business Documentation with Trainual: Streamline, Scale, and Succeed In the ever-evolving business landscape, one constant remains: the need for efficient, scalable, and well-documented processes. As an organizational business consultant, I have seen firsthand how critical it is...

TOPIC: The Business Owner's Guide to Process Documentation When Opening Additional Locations OBJECTIVE:  Demonstrate the numerous ways that process documentation can help a business owner operate additional locations with more consistency and less stress. IDEAL READER:  Business owners or...

Ahh, consistency. The hallmark of reliability, the bedrock of predictability. In the vanilla world of business blogs like this one, it's lauded as the holy grail: "Be consistent! Optimize! Scale relentlessly!" But what if I told you consistency is a trap?  And what if instead of trying to improv...

A question I get asked frequently is: “How can I move my small business ahead when many of today’s workforce appear to want to work fewer hours while being paid more?” While there is not a quick fix, there are solutions that do work. The short answer is that your culture has to be built well...

In business, one key aspect often separates successful ventures from those that struggle to thrive: systems documentation. It's the roadmap, the blueprint that outlines how a business operates, from its day-to-day processes to its long-term strategies. Recently, Pat Ennis, owner of Ennis Legacy...

As we step into a new year, businesses are presented with fresh opportunities for growth and development. I understand that the success of any organization hinges on the strength of its workforce. In 2024, my consulting services will continue to be geared toward process documentation that enhances e...

Lately, I have been thinking a lot about discipline and how the consistency that comes with it can have a profound effect on your life.  The problem that we all face is finding a way to lock in those good habits that we know in our hearts will improve our lives. The difficulty is that we are wrestli...

Running a small business can be an exhilarating yet challenging journey. Many small business owners pour their hearts and souls into their ventures, only to find that over time, the once vibrant company culture starts to fade away. It's not uncommon for business owners to feel like they are stuck in...

Are you considering expanding your business by opening a second location? Congratulations! But before you take that leap, let's talk about an essential step that can make a world of difference – documenting your processes. In the hustle and bustle of running a successful small business, it's easy...

During the process of selling your small business, as an owner the valuation is all that matters. If you think the company is worth $$$$ and the numbers come back as $... you will likely be shocked. The gap between your fictional gut feeling for value and the sudden smack in the face of truth is oft...

Everyone Is Replaceable, Unless you are Key-Person Dependent What risks do you face when your company is Key-Person Dependent? The phrase itself is enough to keep any business owner up at night, worrying about the organizational pickle they have found themself in. But what exactly does this i...

You know that you want your company and your life that revolves around it, to be better; more efficient, and more profitable but you are too busy putting out daily fires. This blog is a quick overview of how I walk clients through a transformation that allows them to understand the why and how o...

How To Delegate Effectively and Be Completely Satisfied With the Results Republished from the Dec 19, 2022 issue of Authority Magazine by interviewer, Ben Ari.  Link to article ONLINE: As part of my series about the “How To Delegate Effectively and Be Completely Satisfied With the Results”...

Debunking the Top 5 Myths about Systemizing Your Business TYPICAL MYTHS WE TELL OURSELVES: “My key employees who know the most about our business won’t leave me” “I’m not a process-orientated person so I know I can’t create them myself.” “I don’t think my team will want to follow do...

Not all of the anxiety and stress you feel as a business owner is necessary. So, you’ve done the hard work of getting your business off the ground and profitable. Maybe a couple of years have passed and now you are wondering why you aren’t living the lifestyle you imagined you’d be when you s...

As a business owner, when was the last time you went on a guilt-free holiday?  I’m talking about the last time you went away to recharge and refresh - without feeling guilty and worrying about everything falling apart as soon as you stepped away from the day-to-day grind?  Maybe you’ve gone o...

With NO pressure, in only three short months, you can be just like the other cool companies in town... Others are Doing it Why Not You? “Our business runs like a finely oiled machine.” “We can now scale dramatically and handle more work.” “Everybody is finally on the same page in the...

Six ways to sell your team on a systems-based culture... it's not as hard as you might think. In life as it is in business, you have likely heard me say that “Improvement isn’t inevitable, change is”. When anything new is presented to your coworkers or employees, the first reaction is usually...

Stop wasting time and profit by doing work more than one time. Picture this… Running a big, beautiful business that doesn’t suck your time and energy - and finally being able to create the life you’ve always wanted for you and your loved ones.  Imagine running a business that allows you to...

I grow bonsai trees as a hobby. I guess it makes sense that I like to unwind with this type of activity because it requires focus and constant attention to do it right. And sometimes “doing it right” just means that the trees stay alive from year to year, which is no easy task. Growing bonsai is...

Have you tried unsuccessfully to tighten up your team's playbook?  Don't give up until you've systemized with my 3-month solution! ❌ Hiring more team members ❌ Working with more experts ❌ Spending more on marketing Those are some pretty common ways that people try to solve problem...

Next month the US National Bonsai Exhibition will take place in Rochester NY. It was postponed a year due to the pandemic. When there you are surrounded by small trees that were up to thousands of years old, you can witness firsthand the simplistic power of that saying. Everything has its own pa...

With Summer in full swing, many of us start thinking about organizing our cluttered garages after years of neglect. Why not take that concept and turn it on to your working environment this year? One of the easiest ways to improve the performance of your office, manufacturing space, or even your...

It doesn’t happen all of the time, but we certainly know when it hits us, right? Inspiration is that sudden rush; that “ah ha moment” when a force brings clarity to a puzzle that you have been pondering for the longest time. Inspiration can come in many forms such as hearing a slogan at just the...

You are busy.  Your team is goal oriented.  No time to waste.  Meet that objective at any cost.  You did it, you did it!  Now... on to the next?  Not so fast! Acknowledging a success no matter how small seems simple enough - but in everyone's daily rush to meet goals and avo...

If you are in charge of a group or lead someone other than yourself, you need to get walking... now! When it comes to Lean process improvements, I prefer concepts that are sustainable. There is no sense in reading all about a complex tool that you will never be able to properly implement at your...

So how many resolutions did you make this year: Five? Ten? Did each facet of your life get covered such as: Personal, Career or Health? Once you start adding them all up you will either be overwhelmed or more likely, guilty that you have such a big list! The initial hurdle isn't in your big list...