It may seem stupid, given that 3hv has one employee, but I have just created my Organisation Chart.

Why?

Well how else can I swan about on a golf course like a real corporate executive? You’re not no-one until you’ve got an Org Chart.

Well, actually, there is a real reason for it. And it’s nothing to do with golf (thank goodness).

You see, this Organisation Chart isn’t about heirarchy or reports or line management. Instead it’s about communication. Who needs to communicate with whom. And as I grow my team it’s important to have an understanding of who does what and who they need to support them. I’ve already started outsourcing some of the bits I’m not too keen on (more on this another day) and if I really want to do a Ferris then I need to know what’s going on before it gets out of control.

Even this simple chart has shown me stuff that I like to do (grey) and stuff I’m not interested in (white). With the light grey development box being something I like to do but will have to (somehow) hand over - it’s the core of my business so I need to keep my hand in, but it’s also the single biggest bottleneck.

It’s also brought about some surprises. Who would have thought I would want to do QA? There’s a story to that - and that will probably be coming soon as well. As for marketing, I know very little, but I’m going to find out.

So why not give it a go? See which of the many functions you perform within your business; then decide which you like and which you would do well to get rid of.