One of my CEOs recently mentioned that the recession is forcing him to rethink all aspects of his business, including how many employees it takes to do a job.\u00a0 (Six people to change a light bulb?)<\/p>\n
He remarked that he is in the business of clearing out the deadwood and is glad for the excuse to do so.<\/p>\n
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It reminded me of my tour of Yellowstone National Park some years ago.\u00a0 It was a year or two after a major fire.\u00a0 I remarked about the devastation the fire created.\u00a0 My tour guide pointed to the new growth and replied, “Clearing the deadwood makes way for new growth.”<\/p>\n
So, now that we have to do more with less, tighten up, look at all the processes we probably use by default, it is a good time to review process, procedures and need for personnel.<\/p>\n
Instead of looking at how you can increase your budget, increase the number of people you supervise so you can get your raise, increase the time it takes to complete a project – look at simplifying, reducing, becoming more efficient and effective.<\/p>\n
You might just save your company from failure and yourself from losing your job.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Now is the time to trim – to get rid of the deadwood and allow new growth – new ideas – new creativity in process – to emerge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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