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Casual Articles - Managing Change In Small Businesses: How Business Owners Can Cope With The Impact Of Change?
There are a few good questions that business owners, teachers and leaders ask when they are planning for growth in their classroom, their company or their life. Who are my students or clients or friends – really? What makes them tick? And what is unique about the people I serve and regularly connect with?I have given these questions a lot of thought over the last few months. When the answer hit me it was a revelation I almost missed. I have identified one characteristic that runs through the hearts and minds of the majority of my clients. This one thing shapes their lives and our relationship.My cl
Quite a few years ago I read a small ad in the Sunday morning Times Picayune News Paper. The ad said that Frank Sinatra would be appearing at the University of New Orleans Arena for one performance only on a certain date about a month away.I thought to myself, I am going to go to the D. H. Holmes Department Store first thing Monday morning where Ticket Masters was located and purchase two tickets. I am going to be the first one there and buy two front row seats. I will surprise my wife Marie and she would love this.The next morning I arrived at the shopping mall early. The outside door to the Depa
- Most change is imposed on them from outside and
- All change appears chaotic to them so they cannot understand it.
As he understood what change could cost him, he found that he could control its impact. I aimed to coach Joey to avoid being a victim of change, to learn to survive its surprises and then to find he could thrive on change!
My three Hard factors
Strategy Starting with the harder factors, I asked Joey about his business Strategy "What business goals do you want to achieve?" and "What sort of market are you in?".
This led to a review of Joey's Business Plan, noting the changes that had happened (or were about to happen) since he last updated his plan. As we noted each change, I kept asking questions to encourage Joey to find ways of working with the changes not agains
I talked recently with a fellow who has a staff of eighty-five people. They’re not his sales team. He wants to increase his sales, and I suggested he consider turning these employees into salespeople. “But that’s not their job!” he protested. Exactly. And that’s why most business owners overlook their greatest underutilized asset – their non sales employees. I got very excited when I realized that there were 85 people who could help increase his sales with no cost or risk!Every person on earth wants to feel important, recognized and appreciated. We want to feel that our contribution is important and that o
As he understood what change could cost him, he found that he could control its impact. I aimed to coach Joey to avoid being a victim of change, to learn to survive its surprises and then to find he could thrive on change!
My three Hard factors
Strategy Starting with the harder factors, I asked Joey about his business Strategy "What business goals do you want to achieve?" and "What sort of market are you in?".
This led to a review of Joey's Business Plan, noting the changes that had happened (or were about to happen) since he last updated his plan. As we noted each change, I kept asking questions to encourage Joey to find ways of working with the changes not agains
With the many job sites out there, as web professionals, one probably has one, two or several resumes online from which prospective employers can peruse. It's getting to be a challenge to stand out from the crowd. Why not take it one step further and turn your resume or CV into a website.Find WebspaceThe first step is of course, finding webspace. There are many free web hosts. The downside is that most of them have advertising on the pages. It's a good starting place since most of them allow you to build and publish the pages on the spot.However, if you are more experienced you could o
My three Hard factors
Strategy Starting with the harder factors, I asked Joey about his business Strategy "What business goals do you want to achieve?" and "What sort of market are you in?".
This led to a review of Joey's Business Plan, noting the changes that had happened (or were about to happen) since he last updated his plan. As we noted each change, I kept asking questions to encourage Joey to find ways of working with the changes not agains
"Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water. Jack fell down and broke his crown and Jill came tumbling after." ~Mother Goose rhyme."Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water. Jack fell down and broke his crown, but Jill kept on climbing." ~A modern parable.This is the story of two entrepreneurs we'll call Jack and Jill. Jill went up the hill and built a successful business. Jack went up the hill, failed and fell down the hill. Read on to discover how Jill succeeded and Jack failed.Both Jack and Jill decided to go into business for themselves at the same time. Each w
This led to a review of Joey's Business Plan, noting the changes that had happened (or were about to happen) since he last updated his plan. As we noted each change, I kept asking questions to encourage Joey to find ways of working with the changes not agains
In a very real sense, the single best way to advance in your career or build your business is to be a good story-teller. That probably sounds strange, so let me explain what I mean. I’m not saying you should become one of those people who can manipulate the facts and talk their way in and out of situations with no regard for anyone other than themselves. We have enough people like that in the world already.Instead, I’m suggesting you become a good story-teller by truly appreciating what you have to offer, understanding how it relates to what people need, and finding the most effective way to communicate yo
Structure Next I got Joey to review his company Structure, asking him "How does your organisation support each goal?"
Of course with a medium-sized company, we would have looked at this department by department. In Joey's case, he had one team to meet all his business goals. This led to a discussion: "What is the right size and shape for your company? Do you need to expand or shrink some parts of your team in response to these changes?"
At a more detailed level, we reviewed significant parts of the business process: "How do you choose whether to buy or make your materials? How do you apportion the work between full or part timers, associates, affiliates and agents? How do you decide the route by which products reach your custome
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