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Casual Articles - Your Company's Success Story: Two Questions Every Business Executive Needs to Answer
When I'm traveling to someplace new, I like to get directions beforehand. Sure there's something to be said for the proverbial "scenic routes" and "roads less traveled," but, as Yogi Berra noted, "You've got to be very careful if you don't know where you're going, because you might not get there."A business plan serves a similar purpose. It's like MapQuest®, except that you choose both the destination and the route you want to take. And, like MapQuest®, it needn't be overly detailed, drawn in pretty colors, or able to fit in your pocket; it just n
To be an effective business owner or manager, you must know without a doubt the source that drives you. What is it inside that powers your being? That power source is called purpose. Purpose is not the company mission statement. Purpose is the thing inside begging you to use every ounce of it. Purpose provides a zest for life and gives your life meaning. True purpose will carry you through every setback, disappointment, and failure.
Know your purpose and how it relates to your business. You can be good at what you d
The really dumb marketers say that advertising is more of an art than a science. Nothing could be further than the truth. Yet these self-proclaimed marketing gurus, consultants, authors and marketing tape peddlers never stop purporting such utter and complete hokum.Anyone who studies the human brain and how it really works using the latest technologies realizes that advertising to really make an announcement need to an ever lasting impression in the brain to fuse together neuron connections.The technology and science of this is well documen
One day, the owner hired a teenager. The young man was very excited to have a job. On the first day the new employee trained side-by-side with the disgruntled crew supervisor, who did not feel it was his responsibility to teach trainees. On day two the young trainee was left to himself to figure things out. On the third day the owner inspected the trainee's work and deemed it substandard. The owner promptly fired the young man and without pay for his two days of labor. The owner justified the action based on the amount of money it would cost him to fix the trainee's mistakes.
The young man was astonished at the termination as he thought he was doing the job correctly, but his surprise soon turned to anger and bitterness.
The owner grumbled for days to his fellow contractors about the vinyl siding installation business in general and how hard it was to find quality employees. Eventually, once he was through complaining, the owner unabashedly asked his colleagues if they knew of any "kids" he could call who knew how to work.
Tales of woe
This is a true story. In big businesses and small, similar tales of woe unfold more often than you might think. It's tempting to believe that proper employee training will put an end to stories like this, but that's ultimately false. Your own company's real problem may be an antagonist you would least suspect—you.
Business owners and managers have hectic lives. They consistently try to wedge fifty hours of work into twenty-four hour days, and it seems there's always some kind of volcanic activity in need of an extinguisher. It's easy to lose perspective with all the day-to-day operations vying for attention, to say nothing of the eruptions everyone faces now and then in their personal life.
Success story
However, if you prefer happy endings, your answers to the following two questions may be useful in the development of your company's success story:
* What is your purpose?
It's nearly impossible to inspire in others an enthusiasm and passion for work if you can't keep your own fires burning. If the business that once had you leaping out of bed in the morning is now nothing more than routine—or worse, you face the day with dread—it may be time to ask yourself if you're in the right business for who you are now.
To be an effective business owner or manager, you must know without a doubt the source that drives you. What is it inside that powers your being? That power source is called purpose. Purpose is not the company mission statement. Purpose is the thing inside begging you to use every ounce of it. Purpose provides a zest for life and gives your life meaning. True purpose will carry you through every setback, disappointment, and failure.
Know your purpose and how it relates to your business. You can be good at what you do
Here is a light hearted history and trivia on the ball valve. Read it and you will never take your natural gas or electricity for granted again, ok so maybe you will…Ball Valve mystery? The humble ball valve has a checkered history and somewhat murky origins. It may not be cloak and dagger stuff, but it’s not without mystery… Take a look around to see where the ball valve is indispensable. For example, the ball valve is crucial to the petroleum industry, water, electric power, chemical, paper, pharmaceuticals, food, steel and other fields. If it
The young man was astonished at the termination as he thought he was doing the job correctly, but his surprise soon turned to anger and bitterness.
The owner grumbled for days to his fellow contractors about the vinyl siding installation business in general and how hard it was to find quality employees. Eventually, once he was through complaining, the owner unabashedly asked his colleagues if they knew of any "kids" he could call who knew how to work.
Tales of woe
This is a true story. In big businesses and small, similar tales of woe unfold more often than you might think. It's tempting to believe that proper employee training will put an end to stories like this, but that's ultimately false. Your own company's real problem may be an antagonist you would least suspect—you.
Business owners and managers have hectic lives. They consistently try to wedge fifty hours of work into twenty-four hour days, and it seems there's always some kind of volcanic activity in need of an extinguisher. It's easy to lose perspective with all the day-to-day operations vying for attention, to say nothing of the eruptions everyone faces now and then in their personal life.
Success story
However, if you prefer happy endings, your answers to the following two questions may be useful in the development of your company's success story:
* What is your purpose?
It's nearly impossible to inspire in others an enthusiasm and passion for work if you can't keep your own fires burning. If the business that once had you leaping out of bed in the morning is now nothing more than routine—or worse, you face the day with dread—it may be time to ask yourself if you're in the right business for who you are now.
To be an effective business owner or manager, you must know without a doubt the source that drives you. What is it inside that powers your being? That power source is called purpose. Purpose is not the company mission statement. Purpose is the thing inside begging you to use every ounce of it. Purpose provides a zest for life and gives your life meaning. True purpose will carry you through every setback, disappointment, and failure.
Know your purpose and how it relates to your business. You can be good at what you d
After completing their translation training programmes at higher professional education or university level, many students can’t wait to set up as a freelance translator. However, gaining a foothold as a freelancer in a very competitive translation market may turn out to be a pretty complicated business. Translation agencies are not usually keen on contracting inexperienced translators, business clients are difficult to find without commercial tools, and the tax authorities won’t just accept anyone as a self-employed person. So what do you need to do to
Tales of woe
This is a true story. In big businesses and small, similar tales of woe unfold more often than you might think. It's tempting to believe that proper employee training will put an end to stories like this, but that's ultimately false. Your own company's real problem may be an antagonist you would least suspect—you.
Business owners and managers have hectic lives. They consistently try to wedge fifty hours of work into twenty-four hour days, and it seems there's always some kind of volcanic activity in need of an extinguisher. It's easy to lose perspective with all the day-to-day operations vying for attention, to say nothing of the eruptions everyone faces now and then in their personal life.
Success story
However, if you prefer happy endings, your answers to the following two questions may be useful in the development of your company's success story:
* What is your purpose?
It's nearly impossible to inspire in others an enthusiasm and passion for work if you can't keep your own fires burning. If the business that once had you leaping out of bed in the morning is now nothing more than routine—or worse, you face the day with dread—it may be time to ask yourself if you're in the right business for who you are now.
To be an effective business owner or manager, you must know without a doubt the source that drives you. What is it inside that powers your being? That power source is called purpose. Purpose is not the company mission statement. Purpose is the thing inside begging you to use every ounce of it. Purpose provides a zest for life and gives your life meaning. True purpose will carry you through every setback, disappointment, and failure.
Know your purpose and how it relates to your business. You can be good at what you d
People will do something—including changing their behavior—only if it can be demonstrated that doing so is in their own best interests as defined by their own values.All of us delude ourselves about our achievements, status, and contributions. We overestimate our contribution, and take credit for successes that belong to others. We have an elevated opinion of our skills and our standing among our peers. We ignore our costly failures and exaggerate our impact on net profits.These delusions are a direct result of success, not failure. We get
Success story
However, if you prefer happy endings, your answers to the following two questions may be useful in the development of your company's success story:
* What is your purpose?
It's nearly impossible to inspire in others an enthusiasm and passion for work if you can't keep your own fires burning. If the business that once had you leaping out of bed in the morning is now nothing more than routine—or worse, you face the day with dread—it may be time to ask yourself if you're in the right business for who you are now.
To be an effective business owner or manager, you must know without a doubt the source that drives you. What is it inside that powers your being? That power source is called purpose. Purpose is not the company mission statement. Purpose is the thing inside begging you to use every ounce of it. Purpose provides a zest for life and gives your life meaning. True purpose will carry you through every setback, disappointment, and failure.
Know your purpose and how it relates to your business. You can be good at what you d
There's a certain courage required to hear your gut. To really be true to how you are feeling. And that is never more important than in your career. Sometimes people feel that they are not completely happy. At other times they might have a sense of distance from the business or organisation they are in.This lack of 'alignment' makes for discomfort - and many people listen to it for the whole of their careers (and lives) and yet never truly hear it.So what are the clues that can help us realise that if change is
To be an effective business owner or manager, you must know without a doubt the source that drives you. What is it inside that powers your being? That power source is called purpose. Purpose is not the company mission statement. Purpose is the thing inside begging you to use every ounce of it. Purpose provides a zest for life and gives your life meaning. True purpose will carry you through every setback, disappointment, and failure.
Know your purpose and how it relates to your business. You can be good at what you do for a living, but if your job does not match your purpose you will always curse your workweek.
* What gifts do you give?
No one is above the laws and principles of the universe. The perfect and impartial principle of cause and effect doesn't let anyone off the hook—what you give, you get. This is a fact.
In your work, what gifts do you give? Are you moody, critical, stingy, foul-tempered, aloof, or impatient? Do you view the employees, vendors and customers with sights set strictly on what's in it for you? If so, get ready to receive these same gifts.
The business world is highly competitive. People have many options. No one has to do business with, or work for, someone they don't like. In this regard, in an executive or managerial position your biggest assets are an even temperament, pleasant mood, compassion, and a willingness to serve others to the very best of your ability.
These gifts are greatly valued and will return to you by way of high customer retention, increased business through word of mouth, better vendor pricing and cooperation, and staff loyalty.
The bottom line is that it's your company and you are the author of your own story. Have you cast yourself as the hero or as an unwitting villain?
Copyright Mary M. Bauer. You are free to use this article in part or full provided you include the bio.
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