Systems for high-performing founders to minimise operational risk and scale to the next level, with freedom and flexibility for family.

In as little as 90 days, I help trade, manufacturing & service businesses gain more control, time and profit without adding more to their workload.

YOU'RE SUCCESSFUL YET COMPLETELY STRETCHED THIN.
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free yourself up & minimise risk with repeatable, consistent and documented operations.

You’re working 6 days, micro-managing everything, finishing work late at night, and not seeing enough of your family.  

Your business is growing; you have a team. Now more than ever, space to work ON the business and LEAD your team is imperative.

SYSTEMS ALLOW YOU TO LET GO AND STILL HAVE CONTROL.

where is your business at risk?

OWNER DEPENDENCE

Every question, problem, and decision runs through you. What happens to the business if you're suddenly taken out of it for 1, 3 or 6 months?

KEY-PERSON DEPENDENCE

All the knowledge is in people's heads. They rely on memory to get things done. People leave and take the knowledge with them.

lack of consistency

The team wing it, or make it up as they go. There's no standardised, efficient & repeatable way of doing things.

no ownership

It's unclear who's responsible for what. The team are stepping on toes or not doing their tasks. No clarity means bad culture & more reliance on you.

problems with handover

Sales to production, or operations to scheduling, then finance. Where does the process breakdown? What's getting forgotten? How many errors are you sorting out?

onboarding & training

Onboarding is inconsistent, and training is on-the-job. Nothing is written down. The team rely on memory, then interrupt you for the answers.

your systems become the 'single-source-of-truth' for your business so you have more:

FREEDOM

We help you confidently step up in the business and delegate without losing control of the everyday work.

CONTROL

Fully understand how your business functions, standardise the tasks and make them repeat the same way every time.

SCALE

Work ON the business.  Grow your business with space to focus on quoting, tendering, and relationship building. 

3 WAYS TO WORK WITH ME TO SYSTEMISE YOUR BUSINESS

DIGITAL COURSES

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If you know systems are important and you’re keen to get going quickly, but lack time and feel overwhelmed about getting started.  This is for you.

SYSTEMS MASTERY supports family businesses, start-ups & NFPs with small teams to systemise and scale with ease.

Done For You and Done With You consulting for scaling, busy businesses with bigger teams ready for more structure, streamlining, and scale.

Hi I'm nicola

After 10 years as a small business owner, I read SYSTEMology, and it spoke to me!

I believe small business owners deserve to create something amazing (not just be trapped in a job that happens to be their business).

I was struck by how such a simple framework can impact business owners and their families in such a powerful way.

I trained to become a Certified SYSTEMologist in 2022 and now help service & trade-based small to medium businesses streamline, scale, and sell.

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systems are not 'nice-to-have', they are vital for smooth, sustainable growth

be REWARDed for your hardwork

More money, good health and family holidays, OR endless hassles, stress and interruptions when it’s family time. 

build an asset, not a trap

A business that can’t run unless you’re there, OR a team you trust, so you’re present for the kids’ important events.

Systems run the business

Each task is consistently executed, OR different every time with vastly different outcomes and client experiences.

LESS CHAOS, MORE FUN AND FLEXIBILITY

Miss your kids growing up because you’re too busy with work, OR a set up that allows a wonderful life AND a hugely successful business.

Imagine a 3 month break without checking your emails

With a systems-first business, you gain full clarity on the functions that make your business tick. 

You standardise how things are done for smooth, repeatable operations.

You have a team that knows what to do.

which means you get to take a stress-free family holiday without interruptions.

WHAT IS SYSTEMOLOGY?

SYSTEMology is a proven 7-step framework that helps business owners untrap themselves from being buried IN the business.

It’s a step-by-step approach for more structure, smoother operations, fewer errors and a happy team.

Watch the 4 min video to understand why business owners choose SYSTEMology.

What Our Clients Say About working with Green pillars co

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The Pillars Blog

Three examples of when It’s Not a People Problem. It’s a Systems Problem

Having a team can be extremely frustrating. But most of the time, the frustrations aren’t happening because your people are lazy, careless, or incapable. They’re happening because the systems around them aren’t clear.
When expectations haven’t been laid out, mistakes will happen. People start winging it. Frustrations bubble up. And the same problems keep showing up on repeat. Read 3 examples…..

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Why Waiting to Systemise Is Affecting Your Future

The longer owners delay, the longer it takes to build a super smooth-running, well-structured, and scalable business that runs like a well-oiled machine. There’s increased risk of person dependency, of the team making things up, of doubling handling tasks, not being able to quickly onboard and train new hires and most importantly, the owner being relied upon to fix mistakes and be available for all emergencies.

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