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Characteristics of an My Ideal
Business
Leaner & quicker to service the market:
specifically focused on critical needs, lots of
energy to capture market share.
Adaptable to change: constantly searching for opportunities, ways to improve & grow to
meet client’s expectations.
Cash productive: cash is king, more self-reliant, manage with as little debt as
possible, if
they do have debt it will be managed better, may come from
non-traditional places (non-banking).
Recession proof: will implement strategies to resist being impacted by the economy.
Inflation defeating: they will grow faster than inflation with little or no increase in
operational
costs or increased overhead.
Family friendly and supportive:
the employee's commitment is critical to the
organizations
bottom line results, companies will be more focused
on how to satisfy the employees that provide
services to customers and brings value to
owners.
Stable & conservative philosophy
: will do less "trying" to be all things, will
farm out work
to more specialists, the cost of doing
everything in-house will become ROI
focused, companies
will build strategic alliances.
Free market oriented:
entrepreneurial spirited, focus on Possibilities vs.
Consequences,
Opportunities vs. Problems, will compete on quality, price,
service dependability and availability
with longer term value for value relationships.
Strategic thinking: in terms of Strategy vs. Tasks, Leadership, Coaching, Mentoring as
well as Managing, Planning & Measuring vs. just
doing. In terms of Strategies consider
Products/Services, Customer, People Development,
Communications & Information Systems.
Will develop broader geographical markets:
will consider both National & International
perspective.
Factors to Overcome:
Small Thinking:
This is the way things are.
Goal:
Re-thinking Vision, Values, & Strategies to
consider more possibilities, taking a hard look
at your business, where are you going, what is
holding you back?
Slouching:
Being lazy, no discipline, and success before
work attitude.
Goal: need
lots of energy and employee commitment
Softness:
Losing the will, just hanging on, waiting for
things to improve.
Goal:
Focus on self-improvement & business improvement
Smell of defeat:
Uncertainty, results are not improving, what will happen to me.
Goal: Do
not give up because things seem difficult
Socialism:
Waiting for someone else to take care of me.
Goal:
Personal Planning
Stubbornness:
I know my job, not willing to change.
Goal:
Expand your comfort zone, push your thinking and
challenge the status-quo.
Denial:
Not wanting to see things the way they are, fear
of being changed.
Goal:
Invent possibilities
Analysis / Paralysis:
Can't make a decision, more on consequences than
possibilities
Goal: Make
thoughtful decisions NOW!
The Art of People Management and Leadership
- the key to achieving improved results
and maximizing your strategies
Gaining an understanding of
the power of an organizational leader
What makes a
leader?
Why employees
respect a leader?
Why a leader is
crucial to the organizations success?
Defining Management's
Expectations
Defining
expectations for employees
Current role of
management
Knowing how to be
effective
Common mistakes
made by Management
Mentoring bridges the gap between Leadership and
Management
Leadership - Sets the direction,
examples & goals - takes people to
where they do not think they can go and will not
go alone
Mentoring -
Coaches, builds & challenges - care where people
are
going and encourage them to be everything they
can be
Management
- Controls the process & quality – balances the
complexity
of getting today’s work done today, cares that
people are
where the company needs them to be.
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