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Keeping Staff Motivated
Keeping employees motivated in the 21st century, especially during difficult times or times of organizational change is not impossible. There are methods an effective manager and leader can employ to ensure they are offering an encouraging environment that communicates stability and value during challenging times.
Leadership Bottlenecks Kill Companies
Organizational failure can always be traced back to leadership decisions and non-decisions. Successful leaders rely on best practices and consistency to endure during difficult times.

What is The Best Investment You Can Make?
This mighty nation is going through some very difficult times. Oil, food, and almost everything else has seen its price increased. It is rare that a family has not been touched by unemployment or has not been faced with taking measures to avoid foreclosure.But if you will follow this simple guideline, you will find help during these difficult times: Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the best part of everything your land produces. Proverbs 3:9
How to Overcome Difficult Times in Your Business
One day, I had received a call from a potential client who told me that she had just lost everything in her business because she went through a divorce. At that moment, I felt sad for her loss and then offered her a solution to move forward in her business.

Business credit remains tough in difficult times
There’s been a lot of talk about the impact of the global financial crisis on interest rates and access to finance. Whilst the banks maintain that they are providing finance, and certainly that appears to be the case with residential mortgages, the availability of finance to business remains an issue. It is finally receiving a greater level of attention in the mainstream press, with The Australian and Australian Finance Review both publishing articles on 27 March.
Keeping the Faith is possible even in the most difficult times!
There lives an angel and her name is Miguelina. She is one of the most inspirational people I know. Her life is dedicated to serving others through education. She believes that the path out of poverty, (including her own) an existence of few choices and few resources is paved through learning. I would like to share with you the story about Miguelina because it can inspire us to do more with what we have and teach us that Keeping the Faith works!

Lesson #5: Stay Focused
“I am a very focused person,” says Combs. “Right now I'm in a real, real strong creative zone. You know, musically I'm in that zone. Fashion, designer-wise, I'm in that zone. I'm in a zone right now. I'm like Jordan in the fourth right now, ladies and gentlemen.” Between all his business ventures, court battles, marathon runs and his family, if it weren’t for Combs’ ability to focus on one important thing at a time, he would have succumbed to the pressure long ago.

Lesson #2: Take It Personally
“One of the cornerstones of the Lillian Vernon Corporation is a ‘feminine’ value, if ever there was one: the personal touch,” says Vernon whose company has come to represent an extension of herself. By understanding and successfully playing the name game, Vernon was able to take her company to the top.

Lesson #2: Never Stop Putting Up A Fight
“I was very committed to the people that had signed on with me and if we were going to go down, we were going to go down with a fight,” says Smith. “It wasn't going to be because I checked out and didn't finish it out.”
Lesson #1: You Can Achieve Anything You Set Your Mind To
“I believe everyone on earth has a certain goal/dream in life,” says Monaghan. “I also believe anyone can achieve this if they set their minds to it.” In a self-described “Horatio Alger story”, Monaghan was able overcome the early poverty and tragedy in his life to create one of the greatest success stories in recent American history.

Manage Difficult Times
The following question was submitted to "Ask Donald Trump" by a Trump University member.
Ten Ways To Help You Recover From A Bad Mood
A bad mood can ruin your whole day! What techniques do you have to get over one? I recommend to clients that they create a list of ideas that they can draw on in difficult times. Here is an example of my list. What would be on your list?

Help for Surviving Current Recession
Surviving current recession is a burden we all are facing, some more so than others. With more unemployment, lower wages and higher living expenses people are concerned about getting through these tough financial times.

How to Spend More Time with Your Family
In these difficult times, it is hard to spend the time that we need with our families and still be able to keep on top of our finances. There are ways to overcome these obstacles and increase our quality time with our families.
Five Leadership Secrets for Challenging Times
We consistently face new and ever growing challenges in the workplace such as reorganizing, downsizing, and “left out sizing.” We are faced with the question, “How do we lead in this storm of change?” It may seem difficult at times and the decisions we make define our short-term and long- term outcomes. I will share with you five leadership techniques guaranteed to keep you on track during these difficult times.
DOES HOPE FLOAT?
Charlie Brown, the little neurotic fellow we have all come to know and love is an eternal optimist when it comes to kicking a football. No matter how many times Lucy pulls the ball away he always hopes that the next time she will let him kick it. In a way we are all like Charlie, no matter how often we hope, regardless of the outcome we always come back to it again and again. Because we have come to know that on those rare occasions we realize our hopes. There is another reason though for clinging to our hopes, a much more powerful reason in fact

Do You Need Your Salespeople to Love and Respect You?
The sales manager I coached had some very human needs. When he connected with his salespeople, they shared details of their lives, plans for their weekends and he felt loved. When salespeople praised his coaching or said that his advice helped them on a sales call, he felt respected. And when he assured the higher-ups that good things were happening, he truely believed that business was on the way.
Escape Recession with Online Marketing - An Easy Way Out
In these difficult times, many people have lost their jobs and are looking for a new tactic to make money and find job security down the road. A way to escape recession with online marketing is to start a home business that will draw profits almost automatically, giving a new feeling of security to stressed-out bank accounts. If you have been feeling stressed out as well, find a new means of relaxation by turning profits a proven way, with internet marketing. There is no need to live in fear of being able to pay the bills any longer, if you take your fate into your own hands.
Home Based Business Opportunity - For How Long Can We Blame the Recession
These days, people have started making it a habit to blame the global economic meltdown for the poor performances in their home based business opportunity. It has been almost a year since it started and by now we should have learned to manipulate the market to our advantage. The good news is that many people, who had lost their jobs, are doing quite well with their own businesses. As a matter of fact, they are creating new jobs for others. It is quite evident that a strong economy is emerging after a long dry patch. What is your choice? It is up to you!

Profitable Online Home Based Business Ideas and the Recession; If We can do it You can Too!
I can still remember the times Charmayne and I would dream and talk about the day we could stay home and just work our online in-home business full time. Sometimes it just seemed a far off dream. But we wanted that more than anything, and even during the difficult times when it seemed like it would never happen, we just believed that it would. We had met people that had started out just like us, with only a dream. We are nobody special; we just knew that if they could do it we could too!
Putting for an Eagle - Closing the Unlikely Sale
Veteran salespeople are capable of pulling off the same heroics, but only when they execute the sales process perfectly. Today, one veteran salesperson told me about all of the short cuts he took to reach his lofty goal.
Coping with Uncertain Times
Hints and tips to help you weather the current economic crises or any unexpected financial downturn.
Is it the Right Time To Start a Business?
There are both aspects of a downturn, the good and the bad for entrepreneurs. However, it brings along with it loads of opportunities for them. Your success does not depend on the oppurtunities you grab, but on the ones that you let go. A smart entreprenuer has the vision to analyze on ways to effectively capitalize the oppurtuinty which is served in his platter.

Outplacement…the Key to Talent Retention?
90% of organisations indicating that they have been negatively impacted by the current economic climate (HDA Outplacement Survey 2009); how have these organisations successfully navigated through these difficult times to ensure that those leaving the organisation are sufficiently supported into their new roles; while also ensuring that the ‘survivors’ remain engaged, motivated and ultimately retained? The majority (80%) offered outplacement support (HDA, 2009)!

Leadership in Difficult Times - Lessons learned from President Obama
There’s no doubt that businesses today are facing difficult times. Those in leadership positions may be experiencing the additional burden of finding the support or direction needed to keep their teams motivated and productive when confronted with a bleak economic outlook, layoffs of their colleagues and friends, greater competition and slashed budgets. Where better to look for advice than the newest leader of the largest employer in the United States, the U.S. Government. Let’s have a look at some excerpts from President Obama’s inaugural address and see how we can apply these lessons to corporate leadership.

3 Reason’s to Invest In Sales Management Training
If you want to thrive in difficult times here are 3 reasons why you should invest in sales management training. Your sales force is your company’s most expensive promotional resource. Yet too many sales organizations operate well below their potential. Your front line sales managers are the people who can unlock the potential in your sales organization
Sales Management Training and Focus
In a strong economy just showing up to play is enough to achieve your sales objectives. In today’s economic environment sales leaders are facing sales force downsizing and poor sales rep morale. Sales reps are frustrated by longer sales cycles, dropping demand, unrealistic quotas, concerns about declining income and losing their jobs.
How Focus Helps Sales Management Effectiveness
In a strong economy just showing up to play is enough to achieve your sales objectives. In today’s economic environment sales leaders are facing sales force downsizing and poor sales rep morale. Sales reps are frustrated by longer sales cycles, dropping demand, unrealistic quotas, concerns about declining income and losing their jobs.

Succession Leadership Today's & Tomorrow's Sales Management Challenge
Succession leadership with the forthcoming retirement of the Baby Boomers (representing the largest percentage of the workforce) is becoming a critical success factor for businesses from small to large. No where is this more apparent than in sales management.
Success Strategies for Tough Times
There’s just no getting around it. Times are tough. Yet there is opportunity for growth in the midst of these economic hard times. While it might go against intuition, success in difficult times calls for holding true to basic tenets of effective behavior. With the proper attitude and approach, you can indeed thrive in the midst of uncertainty. Here's how...
Leveraging Your Future
A friend's hairstylist saw her bookings drop as the economy fell, ultimately losing her job at a salon. But when my friend asked her if she'd be willing to make a house-call to style her ailing mother's hair, the stylist saw an opportunity. Ultimately, she launched a specialized in-home business and now makes more money than she ever did.

The Entrepreneur finds Strength in Apparent Defeat
In the seeming pain of powerlessness, strength can be found in times of apparent defeat, a victory can be won. In pain and suffering, we can find endurance and steadfastness. When things seem hopeless, there is always chance for optimism and the seemingly impossible can be made possible.

The Case for Training and Development NOW!!
It is sure easy to delay, defer and cancel training programs in this economy. As a lot of training professionals will tell you, it is one of the first line items to be axed from any budget. Unfortunately, reductions in training also carry a significant penalty. It will prolong the length of time needed to recover from a downturn. It will limit the ability to capitalize on the faltering of competitors (in fact, they may prey on you). It will reduce your ability your ability to perform at the high levels required when staffing is cut. It will harm your ability to attract and retain good talent when the economy recovers.

Talent Management in Difficult Times
Talent management is always an important functionality but it difficult or lean times it becomes even more critical.
Practice Gratitude and Create Well-Being
Gratitude isn’t a new idea; most spiritual practices and philosophies emphasize gratitude and compassion for others. But in recent years gratitude has shifted from being an idea to a concrete tool that people can use to become happier and healthier. This practice focuses on appreciating what others have done for you and de-emphasizes being angry or blaming others for your problems.
Selling in difficult market conditions
Three short points that we can use to make sure we succeed. Drive-Attitude-Confidence
Succeeding in the Midst of Challenging Times
In times of economic challenges most people look at life from a position of what isn’t working as opposed to what is. Even more so, if you equate yourselves with what you do rather than who you are, and you’re struggling in your work, it will fundamentally impact your life. Don't ever take your gifts for granted.
How to write a basic press release
Not everyone has the budget or experience to be able to take on Public Relations but sometimes there are some stories that are simply too good not to shout about. Here are a few hints and tips so you can produce your own Press Release template and try selling it into the media
Think and Manage Like a Winner; Defense is a Losing Strategy
Recessions over the past 64 years averaged 10 months from peak to trough. This one is 15 months old and there is no bottom in sight. Most employers are cutting "non-essential" expenses to preserve employee jobs. While compassionate, that is a death-knell for most businesses. So what's a business owner to do?
You Choose To Be Affected By Outside Circumstances
Change is happening all around us all the time. The way in which we respond to change determines whether we succeed or fail. Business leaders during challenging times must remain focused on success, not just survival. Engaging the assistance of a business coach will cure the myopic view that prevents changing tactics and causes owners to ride their company all the way to bankruptcy.
Jim Collins Fortune Interview Translated for the Sales Force
Jim Collins was interviewed in the February 2 issue of Fortune. He was asked this question: "Right now, it seems as if people are panicking - or are paralyzed about decisions."
Maketing Budgets Continue To Shrink In Today's Economy
Many small to medium sized businesses are struggling with smaller marketing budgets. Just because your marketing budget is smaller you shouldn't expect smaller results. Use these marketing tactics to improve marketing ROI in a down economy.
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.

Finding a Way to Succeed
Strategies and Tactics are important - very important, especially in this economy. But even today, they take a back seat to your ability to find a way to get the job done. Whether that job is making appointments, uncovering compelling reasons to buy, getting opportunities qualified, making compelling presentations, dealing with objections or closing, you must find a way to master that part of the sales process.

5 Things Your Sales Force Can Do to Thrive in this Economy
One of my clients recently completed a transformation. I helped them transform their salespeople from account managers to hunters and closers, from order takers to consultative salespeople and from selling on price to selling at their price - all while selling into one of the markets most devastated by the recession.
Entrepreneurs - How Do You Set Your Prices?
You’ve set up your new business or you have an established business with new products, so you come across that age old problem – how do you price them?
Entrepreneurs - How Can You Start A Business During A Recession?
Starting a business during a recession seems such a silly thing to do. You may have no other choice if you are sitting at home with your redundancy cheque. Or your entrepreneurial spirit may have been stirred up. Disney started during the recessional period of 1923-24, HP started during the Great Depression and Microsoft during the 1975 recession – so it can be done. Here are a few pointers for you.
Opportunities in Times of Chaos
If the news and the "warnings of impending doom" are inspiring your imagination to create awful images in your head, CHANGE THAT! Stimulate your imagination to create images of what's possible, what's new and creative, fun, loving and empowering. Remember, "We become what we think about all day long." In times of storm, think about the rainbow.
The Economic Crisis... The Bail-Out... And You...
The economic crisis, supposed bail-out and the resultant impact on business and peoples lives... is all too "real"! So, precisely "how" should you or your organization manage these difficult times and challenges? Earnestly consider the following 8 Steps, that may well serve you and your organization throughout the remainder of 2008 and beyond.
Access Granted: Stephanie Okereke on the Making of "Through the Glass" Film
Whether in Nollywood or Hollywood, it is rare to find women, especially Black/African women, in executive film roles such as producers and directors. Nollywood A-list Actress Stephanie Okereke bucks the trend with the debut of her first film called "Through the Glass," in which she wrote, produced and directed. "Through the Glass" is about phobias we have in entering committed relationships. It also cuts to the core by addressing some of the reasons we have such phobias, for example, childhood pain. Okereke recently released a trailer of "Through the Glass" and the response has been lots of excitement and buzz! Amidst all the excitement, Ladybrille caught up with the A-list actress for an exclusive all access granted on the making of "Through the Glass." http://www.throughtheglassmovie.com/

Strategies for Survival in Tough Times
Work on your energy! In times of stress and anxiety, it’s even more critical to eat right, exercise, and get the proper amount of sleep (generally 6-8 hours a night). By taking care of yourself properly you maximize your ability to be highly productive throughout the day – every day.

Why Franchises Fail
According to the U.S. Department of Consumer Affairs, about five percent of franchisees fail. Any number of factors could be responsible for this failure; however, such failure can nearly always be prevented by doing your due diligence at the outset.

Strategies to Recession Proof Your Business
Every small business needs to take a hard look at the status of their business now to make sure it can withstand an economic downturn. The secret is to have your Plan address spots where you may be vulnerable. Prevention definitely beats fixing things after they become difficult to turn around.
Attitude Adjustment Time!
After reading a recent pragmatic article about how to handle this uncertain economy, I asked myself this question: In light of what we hear about falling stock prices and rising gas prices, what will we do internally to make the best of this time?
Great Leaders Turn Adversity into Advantage
As a student of history, and military history in particular, I have always been impressed with the ability of famous leaders to seemingly bounce back from just about any difficulty or adversity. This is also true in the fields of sports, politics and business. In some ways, great leaders are also great survivors. They often thrive on chaos and adversity. No adversity seems too great to prevent them from finding some advantage. While I certainly don’t believe in deliberately creating difficulty, there are nonetheless some principles that you can apply to turn adversity to your advantage.
New Competition in 2008
Small Businesses who gained profits in 2007, are you ready for your 2008 competition? New competition does not always mean trouble, however competition for the same marketplace can sometimes be tricky. Keeping in mind that competition will allow small businesses to grow and strive in the marketplace. If you are struggling against your competition keep in mind some key principles to help your business strategy.

Other difficult times Related Articles

Dealing with Difficult Customers
Customers – Some times ya love ‘em. Some times ya have to kill em’. We’ve all dealt with difficult customers before. I’m not talking about just the complainer or the “problem child”. I’m talking about the one who keeps making unreasonable requests of you and your company or has unrealistic expectations about what you should do for them. And no matter what you do for them, they don’t seem to be happy about it. How do you deal with these difficult customers? I will discuss six tips for handling these customers and their unreasonable requests. They may not work all the time, but I know they will help you most of the time, and at least help you to keep your sanity while not harming your business.
Five Leadership Secrets for Challenging Times
We consistently face new and ever growing challenges in the workplace such as reorganizing, downsizing, and “left out sizing.” We are faced with the question, “How do we lead in this storm of change?” It may seem difficult at times and the decisions we make define our short-term and long- term outcomes. I will share with you five leadership techniques guaranteed to keep you on track during these difficult times.
When Things Go Hardest...
During times of economic downturn, life and work become increasingly difficult for virtually everyone. Organizations and their people tend to flounder in a sea of uncertainty, while struggling with their decision making processes. Those leaders who have historically preceded us in troubled times, provide key insight into the aprropriate attitudes and actions which can sustain us through the current recession times.
Success Strategies for Tough Times
There’s just no getting around it. Times are tough. Yet there is opportunity for growth in the midst of these economic hard times. While it might go against intuition, success in difficult times calls for holding true to basic tenets of effective behavior. With the proper attitude and approach, you can indeed thrive in the midst of uncertainty. Here's how...
Let’s Face It --- The Economy Sucks
Let’s face it --- “The Economy Sucks.” But, being in a recession is not something most of us havn’t ever experienced before. Simply put, there are good times when things are going well and it’s easy to make money, and there are bad times, when it’s much more difficult to make money. When this recession started, officially at the end of 2007, we enjoyed an extended period of exceptionally good business conditions. Revenue and profits exceeded most of our expectations. During these times leadership and success often came much easier than it should have. Too much good can often dull the edge necessary to excel in tougher times.
How Discipline and Attitude Can Make the Difference in Your Life, even in these Difficult Times
Maintaining the right attitude in difficult times is not the easiest of tasks, but it is the best thing you can do! With the right attitude in difficult times, realistic goals can be set, planned for, put into action and accomplished. However, both attitude and goal accomplishment have a common denominator, and it is that common denominator that is missing in the lives of most people.

Discipline and Attitude Essentials for Difficult Times
Maintaining the right attitude during difficult times is definitely not the easiest of tasks, but it is probably the most essential ingredient required for overcoming challenging circumstances. Unfortunately, during difficult times, such as the current financial crisis, we often unconsciously become a product of our environments and reflect our negative surroundings through pessimism. Maintaining the right attitude requires discipline and it is this discipline that determines our success and satisfaction in life. It is important to remember that discipline, like

STARTING A HOME BUSINESS IN DIFFICULT ECONOMIC TIMES.
In difficult economic times more home businesses are started than any other time. I found that very interesting. It is during these difficult economic times that most people are driven to find ways to make extra money to supplement their incomes and provide for their families. Some people seek to find part time employment to supplement their income while the entrepreneurial minded seek to make things happen instead of waiting for things to happen. They are the minority who seek to start a home business in the most difficult of economics times. Robert Kiyosaki suggests that whenever you are thinking of seeking a second job you should instead seek to start a part-time business. A home business is a great move because of the opportunity to make extra money on a part time business.
Keeping Staff Motivated
Keeping employees motivated in the 21st century, especially during difficult times or times of organizational change is not impossible. There are methods an effective manager and leader can employ to ensure they are offering an encouraging environment that communicates stability and value during challenging times.
What is The Best Investment You Can Make?
This mighty nation is going through some very difficult times. Oil, food, and almost everything else has seen its price increased. It is rare that a family has not been touched by unemployment or has not been faced with taking measures to avoid foreclosure.But if you will follow this simple guideline, you will find help during these difficult times: Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the best part of everything your land produces. Proverbs 3:9
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