As Jack Welch liked to say, “If the rate of change outside your organization is greater than the rate of change inside your organization, then soon you will not have an organization.” You cannot just sit back and bill your clients the same thing for the same kind of work, because everything around you is changing and clients are always demanding more. Unfortunately, that’s not what happens in the real world. Wouldn’t it be nice if we could just put our head downs, do our work - the same work we’ve always done for the same clients - and then go home at night? Wouldn’t it be nice if clients would continue to pay on time and we could keep raising fees a little every year and have a nice gradual upward trend in revenue? Clients would be happy, we’d be happy and we wouldn’t have to adjust our retirement projections. Look at things as they are, not as you wish they were But, right now, why not ask yourself, “How can I start laying a foundation for continuous learning and incremental improvement so it becomes a habit for each us here and part of our firm’s culture?” When you really narrow down your choices, moving forward and sticking to your plan is so much easier. I know the kaizen approach may not be applicable in March. There’s always going to be something going on with your family, your children, your partners or your health. There’s always year-end planning to be done. Something’s always going to be happening that could give you a reason to procrastinate about learning a positive new habit. So when’s a good time to start doing a little self-improvement? ASAP! We know there really never is a time when we aren’t stressed about something. can be more stressful than busy season. Some would say this time of year - holidays, year-end deadlines, work and family obligations, wintry weather, etc. Keep applying that logic to every challenge you face. It all goes back to crystallizing in your mind which clients you are uniquely qualified to serve and what’s the greatest value you can provide to those clients. Pick just one thing that you’re committed to working on and keep moving every day. Don’t succumb to analysis paralysis, decision fatigue or information overload. How do we deliver it in light of everything that is happening in our world?Īgain, block out some time every day - even if it’s only 10 minutes - to make small improvements in your practice.Still feeling stuck? Go back to your core values. What tools do you and your team need to leverage? What’s going to have the biggest impact on your firm and to whom do you provide the most value? No one’s expecting you to reinvent yourself and your practice overnight. The Japanese call that kaizen, which literally means, “change for the better.” One percent might not seem like much, but thanks to the power of compounding, it quickly adds up to a huge improvement. Try breaking things down into small digestible steps that will help you get just 1 percent better every day. You have to make small, incremental gains that won’t burn you out trying to make up a huge gap all at once. The key is to remember you’re running a marathon, not a sprint. If you observe anyone taking water from a hydrant that is not Toronto Fire Services or City of Toronto staff, please call 311 immediately.Unfortunately, your clients are not going to wait around for you to catch up. Once a permit has been obtained, Toronto Water staff will turn the hydrant on and off.
Permits can be obtained for specific uses, such as special events, like marathons and festivals. To protect the City’s drinking water from contaminants, hydrants cannot be used to take water for any purpose other than fighting fires or for water system maintenance without a permit issued by Toronto Water. If an owner fails to provide the proper clearances on or around a hydrant after being notified to do so by the City of Toronto, the City may remove the obstructions or encroachments and the owner will be required to pay the City all costs associated with the removal.
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Hydrants must be kept clear and unobstructed at all times according to the Ontario Fire Code Regulation 388/97 and Toronto’s Water Supply By-law.
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