I have had 7 months to get a feel for my new position as COO of D&F, Inc. A few changes have been implemented here and there, but nothing drastic to cause a mutiny.
As a Chief Executive in the business world it took quite a while to take inventory of the situation I was entering, the people I was working with, the back office health and the front office image. This step was the hardest part, but because of the invested time in the beginning, implementing the plan went smooth, quick and successful.
Here is the main inventory list I've compiled:
If you are an avid reader of The Mom Standard (Of course you are!), you know that we have started addressing 1 and 2. Our No Spend Challenge for August is going much better than July and I anticipate the remainder months of the year to only be better. No department is authorized to purchase anything that is not needed nor on sale. Expense receipts are collected daily down to the penny and "attaboys" are given when we save money on our needed purchases.1. 50% loss of household revenue2. Poor stewardship of money, no definitive monetary goals3. No "department" plans or objectives4. Seat of the pants training of new recruits5. Ill defined job descriptions6. Building needs maintenance7. Enthusiastic co-CEO, willing to do whatever it takes to succeed.
By the end of the year we will be better equipped to define our present and future monetary goals and how we are going to meet them. We will also be better equipped at knowing what truly is important to our family!
What's next for KimD, Executive Homemaker?
Marriage is a contract, a covenant. Family & household functioning should be one too. This is where I believe people tend to get stuck.
Entering marriage in most cases is pretty formal...meeting with ministers, pre-marriage counseling, etc. The focus was so much on the candidates that the positions and the goals of the "company" were not well defined nor detailed in how to attain them. "Oh we want to have kids in a few years, a house, and a dog one day" is NOT a detailed, orchestrated plan! Operating procedures are needed for our family to run like a well oiled machine.
Our Family Mission Statement is what's next on my to-do list.
What do you think? Do you have a well defined plan for your family? Do you have a family mission statement?
I'd really love to hear thoughts on this!
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I just realized after reading your post that although I have abook of lists and goals, I do not have a plan! Holy Crap how did that happen? I don't think just surviving until the kids are all out of the house qualifies as a plan...I will have to get on this one!
You're not alone. We're slowly working on things aligned in the finance department. I only wish though that I could become CEO at home. No, it's the executive life for me.
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