Quote of the Week: On Bottom Line Performance
Some of you have said things like, “Fools, Frogs and Baseball? Oh PLEASE! How can I even CONSIDER that kind of stuff when I’m hanging on to my business (or job) for dear life? I need RESULTS. Bottom line results.”
We hear you. Many of us are in that position. And for most of us, it’s harder than ever to get the results we need. Performance is critical. And THAT makes it more important than ever to pay close attention to morale and productivity. Because – well you know what dips in both can do. They INTERFERE with our efforts, cutting into our POTENTIAL and lowering PERFORMANCE, bottom line results, that might have been.
Four ways to put this formula to work for improved performance: Read more
4 Musts for Managing Tough Times
A group of business owners recently attended a workshop on doing business in a recession. The facilitator told them to cut costs, cut employee hours and raise prices. When it was all over, many participants asked themselves and each other, “Okay but —- how?’.
As they talked about this, I could hear frustration in their voices. And could see fear on their faces. Or maybe I was projecting my own feelings – re-living some tough times of my own.
Yes - I’ve had lots of experience – not with a recession quite like this – but with major budget crunches. Very challenging ones. Lots of perseverance needed. And creative problem solving. And teamwork. Resulting in lessons learned that I’d like to share here - hoping to help anyone hoping for help.
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