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February 4, 2010 - ISSN# 1545-2646
11 months and counting – So how did your first month of the new decade play out for your business?
Like any worth while endeavor, your business or individual success does not just all of a sudden happen. Yes, there are a few freak events of nature or anomalies that can take place. If we look behind the scenes, we will most likely find planning and effort that took place at some prior point in time.
Consider the old saying that Rome was not built in a day. The whole concept is that things worth doing should be done well. They take time and preparation to have them come out successful. The same holds true for building your business.
Depending on how 2009 finished out, 2010 could very well be almost like starting out all over again. In my travels and conversations with business leaders from various industries, some are looking at 2010 like rebuilding their organization from the ground up.
This includes looking at the personnel they have and how those talents can best be applied to the future growth and success of the business. Unfortunately, businesses had to downsize, right size, terminate, layoff or what ever term you choose – cut costs to reposition their company’s financial health in 2009. 2010 and the start of a fresh year and new decade revitalizes that energy to start with new plans to build their organizations back.
The key is to have planned growth and build the processes and structure one brick at a time. Using your strategic plan and tactics, each event in this years efforts must be evaluated against the objectives and take progressive action to capitalize or correct the plan to get to the final destination at year end.
We are 1/12th complete with the time on the calendar. Are your results moving in the direction they need to be? This week do a monthly review of your performance objectives and take action to move forward with your plans correctly.
Questions or comments - email us at partners@jklassociates.com or call our Office at (313) 527-7945
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