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Why do some thrive?

As a business coach, I work with many different businesses in many different industries. I watched one water treatment company open up new locations while another one is barely hanging on. I see one home improvement company that can't keep up with the business while another goes out of business. I have a janitorial client who has doubled his business in the last four months. Why can some of these businesses thrive while others fail?

I see two trends. First, the thrivers are flexible. They cut costs when revenue goes down, market when times get tough, and hire while the labor market is ripe.

Second, they don't seem to notice how bad it is. They focus on their businesses and ignore the general drift. They avoid the people who dwell on the negative.

In short, they focus on managing their businesses and, when the dust clears, they will accelerate out of the recession and dominate their markets.

By: Mike Byrne on 3/31/09 at 7:12 AM

Look Beyond the Current Recession

Making a difference ...

Lisa is entirely correct in bring about the fact that "The only person you can control is YOU". But unfortunately our young manager who wants to know what difference we make in an organization feels frustrated because HIS/HER EGO is wanting a recognition or praise for every act that they do. They feel that changing procedures or processes is making a difference. Infact the difference that is most rewarding is the difference in the work atmosphere where evry one feels happy and there is a joy when every employee says, " I am happy that it is Monday & I love to go to work" and not the opposite. Let our young manager feel different to change his mindset.

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Your Management Questions #8

Me too..

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By: Pablo on 9/11/08 at 4:41 AM

Something better than Basecamp?

Office Chair ...

I think that we get so busy at work and we forget about our posture. I worked at offices where people are using broken old chairs and desks. You can not be productive in a lousy old chair. I started purchasing Ergonomic Chairs for our office and our staff are happier and more productive. I've been purchasing from these guys: www.sitbetter.com They have very good resources also. Bernie ...

By: Bernie on 5/12/08 at 10:17 PM

Interesting Stuff

Hello ...

Hello Lisa, Very good points... Auto response to emails is good option... David. http://www.selfhelpzone.com/ ...

By: david on 8/4/07 at 3:15 AM

What's Your Brand?