Question

James Brolen is a man of many talents and abilities. After six months in business, however, things aren't going well, and Brolen doesn't quite understand why. Among other things, he sometimes worries more about problems at home than about customer needs, spends a little too much time poring over e-mails, and tries to balance work and life by keeping up with a couple of hobbies. What's Brolen's biggest problem?

Answer 1

Answer:

His biggest problem is that he has not been able to find balance between his business and his personal life.

Explanation:

It says here that he has many talents and abilities and business seems to have gone well at first because he only notices a problem after six months. He has the ability to run a business but it seems that he has not found balance. He also seems to not have a proper plan in place and is relying on his talents and abilities only.

What he needs to do is to set regular business hours and stick to them. During work hours he will concentrate on his clients and other work that needs doing and after hours he can concentrate on his family and that will help minimize the problems that take up some of his time even when he should be dealing with clients. If his family feels neglected many problems will arise.

He also needs to have someone to help him, even if he is running a small business because he simply can't do it all. Even if he was able to, he would eventually burn out, so he needs to get someone to help him, someone who will be able to attend to clients or help with other duties. Someone he will train to be able to keep the business running smoothly even when he is not there.

He needs to learn how to prioritize and also make time for his family and himself alone. He also has to remember that if he doesn't treat his customers well, they will go to others because they have options and that he must treat his employees well because if they are happy then his customers will be treated accordingly.

Answer 2

Answer:

He should focus on customer needs.He should spend his time in the office working rather worrying about home or hobbies.

Explanation:

Brolen's biggest problem is that he is not satisfying customers' needs. He doesn't have a definite Business Plan or strategy to work things out. He does not have a set of targets to achieve and doesn't take the business professionally .He needs guidance to plan out his business activities and needs to work properly without worrying much about home or his hobbies. He should spend his time in the office working rather worrying about home. Spending time on too much emailing will not help him . He needs marketers and other business persons to plan implement and execute business strategies to satisfy customer needs.