What does failure mean to you? When plans do not go as expected, when a deal falls through, when no one enrolls in a program, how do you define this? The larger question is how do you feel in the aftermath, do you feel like a failure and stop, or do you look at the larger picture and keep going?
What does failure mean to you? When plans do not go as expected, when a deal falls through, when no one enrolls in a program, how do you define this? The larger question is how do you feel in the aftermath, do you feel like a failure and stop, or do you look at the larger picture and keep going?
This is the first in a series of three blogs dealing with key components for the success of any business or non-profit, us as individuals or business leaders, and our communities. Respect is something that you have to earn, make no mistake this is a fact of life, and another fact is that it is far easier to lose the respect of the people around you than it is to earn it.
Resiliency can be defined as the ability to recover quickly from setbacks, difficulties, challenges, and roadblocks. As a business owner, having the capacity to quickly overcome a challenging situation is key, we do not have the luxury of stewing in our disappointment or licking our wounds. Rather, we must maintain the momentum which started the business, and for better or for worse, we must continue placing one foot in front of the other.
In the past employee loyalty was a given, something that every employer came to expect and demand from their employees. In some cases it meant the difference between being employed or not.
Once you become an established business it is easy to forget the need to remain relevant, to actively ask what your customers need and want. As a business we can never forget our number one asset is our staff, and our number one priority is our customers. Once we understand this concept, and understand how to implement it daily, we can focus on becoming and staying relevant.
The need to protect our communities has been around since the human race started to congregate and live in communities. When we look at current issues we can see that the same issues and threats we face today have existed since the dawn of time.
