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Leadership Assessment #2 – Level of Trust
There are hundreds of assessments for leaders. The content and quality of these assessments vary greatly. You can spend a lot of time and money taking surveys to tell you the quality of your leadership. There are a few leading indicators that can be used to give a pretty good picture of the overall quality of your leadership. These are not good for diagnosing problems or specifying corrective action, but they can tell you where you stand quickly. Here is one of my favorite measures. It is the level of trust within the organization.
Now is the Time to be an Internet Marketer
On occasion, situations just line up in such a way that they create a perfect climate for events to happen. I deeply feel that now is the time for motivated people to embrace internet marketing.
Is a climate of perpetual discounting limiting choice and eroding our quality of life?
Gerry Harvey, (Harvey Norman) was recently bemoaning the culture of discounting in our retail sector. He was saying that retailers had lost the plot and didn’t know how to sell real value anymore. He said they had fallen foul of a culture of constant discounting as the only way to attract customers, which was tantamount to business disaster and a degradation of the retail sector. I happen to agree with Gerry in this instance. He went further by saying that retailers were failing to find out what customers really wanted and what they really valued. He said retailers weren’t offering choice – a range of options of different value and therefore were not selling.

Deflation - Defined
While we believe we are in a recovery phase, it has certainly not met the expectations of most individuals. I recall an interview of Nouriel Roubini who was asked if we were going to have a double dip. His reply was no, but we will have such slow growth that it will feel like we are in a recession. In addition, many news stories have been carrying the headline of 'deflation.' Deflation is actually an uncommon climate here in the U.S., but anything is possible. To learn more about deflation and how it affects your investments, please read on.
How to Manage Change - Tell Your People Why the Need For Change
How to manage change - and at the speed of change? How to deal with the turbulence? This is challenging and of all the current strategies for managing change it's a perspective that is increasingly relevant in the current climate.
Flexi-budget - Planning for uncertain times
During these uncertain times, companies need to maintain the discipline of good planning and budgeting, but how can you plan and budget when the goalposts keep moving? Orchard Growth Partners is rolling out a flexible planning and budgeting methodology which allows companies to prepare flexible and layered budgets.

Warren Buffett Owner Principle #5
In this principle, we are concerned mainly with the significance of numbers of running a business. Which ones are relevant? ROI,EBITDA, Earnings, Sales? The Consolidated Earnings statement is one that every incorporated and publicly traded company must render annually. The Number One goal to keep in mind is the earnings of each of the major businesses of Berkshire Hathaway. Also closely observe the industry and the business environment in which the business is functioning. Keep in mind that Berkshire Hathaway is a holding company model with little or no debt and huge cash reserves.
If I was your Finance Director
With most business owners and managers coming back from their summer holidays, thoughts are now turning to what will be happening to their businesses, not only in the remaining months of 2009 but in 2010 and beyond. Finance directors are no different in that they will have plenty to occupy them on their return to the office, and they will certainly be playing their part in this thought process. Orchard Growth Partners Principal Antony Doggwiler gives you a taste of what finance directors are up to at this crucial time of the year.

The Leadership Trust Gap
Emotionally intelligent leaders know that creating a workplace culture and climate where emotions are appropriately expressed increases engagement and moves things forward. In order for people to be fully engaged, they need to feel they are following trustworthy leaders who inspire them emotionally.

Succession Planning - success through coaching!
Research indicates that effective leaders are instrumental in driving improvements, retaining key talent, attracting new talent, and even in building and sustaining organisational culture...so why do so many organisations fail to maximise on the potential of their leaders given the significant role they play in ensuring business continuity and success?

Employee Engagement in Recessionary Times!
In our experience companies that have succeeded in attracting, engaging and retaining talent have done so because of a company wide commitment to people development. Many of the organisation’s top management have invested considerable amounts of time in mentoring, talented employees both formally and informally.
Salespeople misperceive their proper roles by being misled by leads
By being the "Star of the Show' you are in peril of overplaying your part. By being the Stage Manager you can control the development of the plot.
Emotionally Astute Leadership – Create a Clear Vision
Inspirational leaders know that creating a collaborative workplace culture and climate where emotions are appropriately expressed increases engagement and moves things forward. In order for people to be fully engaged, they need to feel they are following leaders who inspire them emotionally.

Global View
Survive - but also get prepared to Thrive
Pricing strategies
Price is always important, and perhaps even more so during a downturn. How should retailers adjust their pricing to get and keep customers?
Innovation
We must open ourselves to intuitive thought if we are to open ourselves to innovative action.

Smart Women Are On the Slopes!
This article is about getting prepared for success as an entrepreneurial woman. There are certain solutions that you can use and follow to help you to achieve your Big Idea, Dream or Goal. Things to make your journey easier, faster and more enjoyable. It is a lot like snow skiing. Being prepared for both success as an entrepreneur and snow sking have a lot in common.

How can a hair salon bulld its business
If you build it, they will come. That was once the case, but in this economy it has truly become necessary to, “promote or perish.”

7 Golden Rules for Recession Survival
During good times in ancient China, surplus food and wealth was stored in great strong houses to provide succour for future famines and droughts. Are you one of many business people left wondering what will happen next, now that the Celtic Tiger has passed on and the winter of recession and customers with tight wallets is upon us?
How to manage your way through an Economic Downturn
Challenging economic downturns expose floors in most businesses and organisations which will include some of your people, and in turn will have an adverse effect on the overall performance of the company. Staff can become despondent, de-motivated and unsure of their future which will eventually affect customer service, quality, efficiencies and production. To be successful you will need to manage your people better than ever before, retain your top performers and where a vacancy exists utilise only the most robust recruitment processes to identify a candidate that can bring talent and where possible portable assets with them.

Networking: A Way of Life
In this economy in which large companies are growing at a slower pace than in the past and given the highly transactional marketplace, workers are changing jobs more frequently either by choice or by necessity. People who previously have targeted only large corporations are looking elsewhere, often to smaller companies. This job climate makes networking even more important. Now, more than ever, it is a necessity, not an option. But because time is truly a precious commodity for many professional women, networking, unfortunately, has often been put on the back burner. The busier the woman, the more networking has lagged behind in priorities. Professional women have missed tremendous opportunities to grow their careers exponentially, and can no longer afford to neglect this critical, strategic career builder.
Media survival tactics in an economic downturn
When trouble strikes and your business is hurting, it is tempting to retreat from the public eye and refuse all media interviews. But sometimes there are good reasons to speak out.

Uncovering Opportunity
In a tough economy, it is more vital than ever that a professional firm gets a good return on its investment in growth. Like the people, the pipeline represents the future.

Tough Times Call for Decisive Action
In challenging economic times, it's necessary for small business owners to take a proactive position on growth. Here, Jim Donovan, the Turnaround Mentor, shares a simple six step process to move toward greater success.

Rumors and Gossip - 7 Tips
Gossip and rumors exist in any organization. The damage done by these distractions is often underestimated. They defocus effort from the critical work and cause a need for frequent damage control. Also, morale and motivation take a hit when there are rumors lurking, so productivity suffers.

The "Never Play Favorites" Myth
Many year's ago, while training at a branch of Dean Whitter (now Morgan Stanley), I learned an important management truth. The branch manager at this office was mandated by corporate to spend a minimum of 60 percent of his time working with and supporting the stock brokers who had been given offices (based on their top performance) surrounding the "bull pen," where the vast majority of the brokers had cubicles. Those staff members in the cubicles were allocated 40 percent of the manager's time.
Sales 101: Product Knowledge
As critical as product knowledge is to sales success, it often gets ignored or disregarded even by the most seasoned salesperson. In this sales climate, in this economy... is that an option? I think we both know the answer to that. Learn the importance of product knowledge and discover why you need to pay attention.
Now You Can Have Super Motivated Staff with these 8 Proven Tips
"Great job - well done..." or "You need to improve..."Which one would you rather feedback on?Giving honest feedback is one of the hardest skills to master...
Desperate Home Sellers Turn to Home Staging for a Competitive Edge
Uncertainty rules in real estate and will most likely continue throughout 2008. Homeowners who are desperate to sell are looking to gain a competitive edge in the market. A professionally staged home makes a great first impression and can help the home sell fast.

Other climate Related Articles

Quantifying The Intagible: How LM3 Cuts Through The Haze Of Partisan Agendas (LM3 Profile)
On October 30th, 2006 Sir Nicholas Stern released his Review, The Economics of Climate Change. Stern described climate change as an economic externality which is an economic transaction that generates a positive or negative (re pollution, global warming etc.) effect for an uninvolved third-party such as the general public.

The Best of Times...The Worst of Times? Part 2
Do you get the impression that everyone is missing the point to our current economic climate (I prefer “climate” to “crisis”). All common sense solutions first identify the “root cause” of the problem. There are plenty of examples in our daily lives. Want to avoid a hangover?...DON’T drink, care to avoid lung cancer?...DON’T smoke, indigestion?...avoid spicy foods. When you go to the doctor seeking help with your cholesterol or blood pressure the doctor will prescribe medicine and a regimen of diet and exercise that will work towards solving the root cause of the problem. Why haven’t we taken the same approach to solving the root cause of our current “climate”?

Help! My sales team isn’t coping with the fallout from the GFC
Many sales people, for the first time, are experiencing tough times when it comes to selling and many are not sure how to handle themselves in these difficult situations. The current climate is, indeed, a test of character. Many sales people, especially those in their 20's and 30's have not likely experienced selling in tough markets before. For the past 12 years prior to 2008, at least, the business climate in our market place has been, for the most part, buoyant. As we all know it's very easy to sell when times are good. It now begs the question: How well have we prepared ourselves practically, emotionally, and physically to manage our way through these tough times?
Creating Your Marketing Plan for 2010 for your Self-Storage Facility
Have things changed in today’s economy? Some say yes, some say no. I, for one, believe that marketing is one of the most critical aspects that will determine your success or failure in this business, or any business, no matter what the economic climate may be. Furthermore, it never ceases to amaze me that when occupancy is low, and traffic is down, some companies decide to actually decrease their marketing efforts; the very thing that brings customers in the door! With that in mind, I encourage you, no matter what your occupancy, or the current economic climate looks like, to set aside a budget of roughly 6-8% of your gross projected annual rental revenue for marketing and advertising to build your marketing plan around.

What is the Difference Between Weather and Climate?
Weather and climate - aren't they the same? No, the principal difference is the measure of time. Weather is the description of conditions over a short time period and in a localized area or region. In contrast, climate describes the sum of weather conditions over an extended period of time.
Climate Scientist Cleared: Deniers Deprived of Misinformation Strategy
The British scientist best known for his role in the "Climategate" controversy was cleared of hiding or manipulating data. From the beginning, Climategate was a ruse. Jones' findings are corroborated by numerous reputable sources. The body of climate research is sound, deniers will have to find other means of discrediting the science supporting climate change.

Koch Industries Destroys the Environment and Funds Climate Denial
Koch Industries is the second largest privately held company in America and as revealed by Greenpeace they are guilty of crimes against the environment as well as being a leading supporter of climate denial groups. Their diversified holdings are a virtual top ten list of the most environmentally destructive sectors of the economy they are also pouring almost $50 million dollars per year into climate denial misinformation.

Climate Counts: Businesses Combating Climate Change
Climate Counts brings consumers and companies together in the fight against global climate change. Since 2007, Climate Counts has rated 150 companies (representing approximately 3,000 brands) in 16 industry sectors. The charter members of the i2 project are boldly showing leadership with sustainable positioning that enhances efficiency, reduces climate impact and betters their bottom line.
#1 Reason for Network Marketing Success - Part Four
In today's competitive network marketing climate, it has now become essential that you brand yourself as a network marketing leader and authority via your own 'hub' website. The good news is that branding yourself can be easy and very effective once you know the secrets I will reveal to you. It can also be fun (who doesn't want to have fun while they make money?). Personal branding is now a requirement for success in today's internet marketing climate and what the top income earners have been doing for years. In this article, I show you the funnest and easiest part of branding yourself. It is also is one of the most crucial aspects of personal branding.
Executive Coaching Secrets for Socially Intelligent Sales - 9 Sales Tips for Tough Economic Times
It's no new news that we are in a difficult business climate that requires making connections and building relationships more important than ever. We buy from people we know, like and trust. Right know and for the foreseeable future, we are experiencing a business climate where people and organizations are holding on to their wallets. There is a psychological and behavioral contracting effect due to uncertainty about the future.

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