In my leadershhip peer group meeting this week, we discussed how each of us, in our own organizations, could make a difference considering our current economic conditions.
What follows is a list of what we recorded. In looking at it, I found that the recommendations fell in six basic groups: Attitude & Leadership, Morale, Communication, Personnel & Training, Efficiency, & Planning. Here they are:
1) Attitude & Leadership: a) Be positive but honest b) Show that we really care c) Be real aabout emotions and feelings d) Provide hope with a positive vision of the future e) Instill a sense of urgency
2) Morale: a) Identify and institute low and no cost morale builders b) Celebrate successes c) Show that we care
3) Communication: a) Communicate, communicate, don't let employees fill in the blank b) Increase accessibility, make self available c) Recognize and be sensitive to spouses being laid off, and other family issues d) Listen, be empathetic and compassionate e) Force myself to walk around and listen
4) Personnel/Training: a) Take advantage of slow time to conduct employee training b) Use these times to test and evaluate employees c) Offer access to free financial counseling e) Weed out marginal employees
5) Efficiency: a) Redirect employee skills and time to most productive projects b) Help employees sort out tasks & issues; differentiate between long & short term
6) Planning: a) Re-evaluate company's position in context of changing marketplace b) Take advantage of new market opportunities c) Accelerate strategic plans
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