Quote of the Week 27 th November PDF Print E-mail

27th November 2009 Edition
 
 

Quote of the Week

“Proactive people can carry their own weather with them. Whether it rains or shines makes no difference to them. They are value driven; and if their value is to produce good quality work, it isn’t a function of whether the weather is conducive to it or not..” Highly Effective people Steven R Covey.

Being proactive is about thinking and acting ahead. This means when something does happen you have already thought around or through the problem.

• Look at what you do.
• Examine how you can do better – the process, your skills and your resources.
• Recruit other ideas and gather information. Look at the what ifs!
• Don’t be afraid of your ideas.
• Develop a mind set of solving problems instead of dwelling on what is wrong.
• The only way to get ride of a problem is to solve it.
• Find out what can be done and what options you have.
• Remember there is always another way “another fish in the sea” or another door to be opened.

We all look at proactive people as being leaders(and they are) but really they are just people who take action think outside the square and take a little risk with their ideas.


Some people make things happen, some watch things happen, while others wonder what has happened”. Proverb quotes
Be one to make things happen.

‘You can make excuses or make it happen.’

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The Biggest Issues 2009-10

Growth strategies 51%.
Hiring qualify staff 40%
Managing staff 33%
Capital for Growth 31%
Growing competition24%
 

Previously Biggest Issues 2008-09


Slowing economic conditions 45%
Hiring quality staff 36%
Growth strategies 31%
Profit margin pressures 30%
Managing staff 25%

Source: BRW Oct 29-Nov25 2009

Sustainability in Small Business:

Last week we discussed the triple bottom line. Every magazine, paper and even TV channels now are on sustainability in business. So why not this little publication.
Environmental:
Have you recently looked at your Materials, Water, Energy and Waste management?
Start by assessing your resources use.
Survey, Plan for better benchmarks and what strategies can implement, conserve, reuse and recycle, make the change and review.
• Disposal waste – reduce.
• Recycling waste – more efficient uses.
• Energy consumption – better production.
• Water use – conserve.

Talk to us about check list and reporting tailored for small business.

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