--- title: Small Business Coaching, Resources & Tools | EMyth Blog | Systems Thinking description: Systems Thinking | The EMyth blog is the go-to resource for small business owners looking for help. You’ll find practical advice and simple tools to build a world-class business. --- # Systems Thinking [Systems Thinking](https://www.emyth.com/inside/topic/systems-thinking)[Small Business Leadership](https://www.emyth.com/inside/topic/small-business-leadership) ### [Leading the way to a systems-thinking culture in your small business](https://www.emyth.com/inside/leadership-support-for-systems-thinking) When you want to develop the systems in your business, one part of the journey is persuading your team to come along. Every business that works needs a balance of structure (your systems) and substance (your people). Without the commitment from your employees that they’re going to work the systems as you’ve design... ![EMyth Team - EMyth](https://emyth.imgix.net/INSIDE-EMyth-300x300px.jpg?w=80&h=80&fm=jpg&q=&fit=max) EMyth Team ## Latest Posts [Systems Thinking](https://www.emyth.com/inside/topic/systems-thinking)[Small Business Design](https://www.emyth.com/inside/topic/small-business-design) ### [Changing your perspective to design a systems strategy](https://www.emyth.com/inside/systems-strategy) [Systems Thinking](https://www.emyth.com/inside/topic/systems-thinking)[Small Business Organization](https://www.emyth.com/inside/topic/small-business-organization)[Small Business Operations](https://www.emyth.com/inside/topic/small-business-operations) ### [How an operations manual can save your business](https://www.emyth.com/inside/operations-manual) [Business Systems](https://www.emyth.com/inside/topic/business-systems)[Systems Thinking](https://www.emyth.com/inside/topic/systems-thinking) ### [How ordinary people can create extraordinary results](https://www.emyth.com/inside/three-steps-to-systemize-your-business) [Systems Thinking](https://www.emyth.com/inside/topic/systems-thinking) ### [How to plan for controlled growth](https://www.emyth.com/inside/company-growth-goals) ![Smart Business Coach](https://www.emyth.com/hubfs/Smart-business-coach.png?auto=compress&fit=max) ## Request a free coaching session with a Certified EMyth Coach [![Talk to a Coach](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/411995/14924c09-8a82-42d7-90b9-55a5c68c5989.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/411995/14924c09-8a82-42d7-90b9-55a5c68c5989) [Business Systems](https://www.emyth.com/inside/topic/business-systems)[Systems Thinking](https://www.emyth.com/inside/topic/systems-thinking)[Small Business Leadership](https://www.emyth.com/inside/topic/small-business-leadership) ### [How to run your business like NASA going to the moon](https://www.emyth.com/inside/how-to-apply-systems-thinking-in-your-business) Most small business owners come to us because they believe they want systems, but they don’t yet realize something important: Their business is already built around systems. It’s just that some of those systems aren’t producing the results they want. ![EMyth Team - EMyth](https://emyth.imgix.net/INSIDE-EMyth-300x300px.jpg?w=80&h=80&fm=jpg&q=&fit=max) EMyth Team [Systems Thinking](https://www.emyth.com/inside/topic/systems-thinking) 4 min read ### [The dance between people and systems](https://www.emyth.com/inside/the-balance-between-people-and-systems) If you own a business and have employees, it’s easy to understand why systematizing your business puts you at a great advantage. You know how you want things done. You know how things should work. You know the way you want your prospects and customers to be treated. But your ideal is just a series of pictures in y... ![Ilene Frahm - EMyth](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/bccfbf08d81171b066439619e9e012a6?w=80&h=80&fm=jpg&q=&fit=max) Ilene Frahm [Systems Thinking](https://www.emyth.com/inside/topic/systems-thinking) 2 min read ### [Now is the time for systems](https://www.emyth.com/inside/now-is-the-time-for-systems) The world is experiencing a seismic shift, and it’s affecting businesses of all sizes—including ours. An email from a business I follow, sent on March 17, offered a poignant example: Inside the CEO publicly shared a letter to her employees, announcing a minimum 8-week closure of all their stores and a full company... ![Tricia Huebner - EMyth](https://emyth.imgix.net/headshots/THuebner_450.jpg?w=80&h=80&fm=jpg&q=&fit=max) Tricia Huebner ## Want a self-sufficient business—and life you love? #### Get the latest insights, downloads, and practical tools, right in your inbox. ##### Get Our Newsletter [Systems Thinking](https://www.emyth.com/inside/topic/systems-thinking) ### [Systems will set you free](https://www.emyth.com/inside/how-to-create-business-systems) If you want to confidently step away from your business—whether it’s for two weeks, two months, or two years—you need to trust that two key dynamics in your business can operate consistently and predictably whether you’re there or not. ![Ilene Frahm - EMyth](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/bccfbf08d81171b066439619e9e012a6?w=80&h=80&fm=jpg&q=&fit=max) Ilene Frahm [Business Systems](https://www.emyth.com/inside/topic/business-systems)[Systems Thinking](https://www.emyth.com/inside/topic/systems-thinking) ### [Got systems?](https://www.emyth.com/inside/how-to-create-a-sustainable-business-system-the-emyth-way) Our natural world is a great example of systems at work—solar systems, ecosystems, weather systems, bodily systems, and so forth. 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