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During times of economic downturn is a great time to look into your own
organization and make some very important decisions. What are we
good at? What do we believe will be different about the marketplace
when we recover? What do we want our company to be like as we recover?
Most companies will be taking the hibernation approach. This means
they will do nothing until there are strong signs of the economic recovery
and will let the recovery drive decisions. I recommend you take advantage
of this slow time to meet and learn with your employees. If not now,
when? As soon as the business picks up, which it will, you will be
too busy to want to devote much time to the soft skills training.
Now is the best time to get to know your customers better. Get out
from behind the desk, plan & learn with your employees and do the same
with customers and suppliers. While others are hibernating and employees
are scared of layoffs, get out and become aggressive. You have an
open door and time. Plan for, and make the recovery. |
