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Preparing for Your Own Hurricane Katrina
Disaster struck the southern United States in August, 2005 as Hurricane Katrina did major damage to New Orleans and southern parts of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. We don’t yet understand the full impact of the storm in terms of lives lost, families disrupted, and the impact on the American and global economies. But we know that a key part of our responsibility as executives and managers is to anticipate disastr

eflect the areas of your business that require attention in order to ensure success for the upcoming year. Typically there are department level objectives that must be clearly aligned with the overall direction of the business.

Celebration: Do not leave this part out! Each year as we meet with our clients we hear comments such as “we don’t do enough of this!” regarding social events within the business. Celebrating successes along the way helps us to see the big picture.

Decoding The DNA Of The Brand
In a saturated and highly competitive market place, the importance of brands and branding to market share growth and product success cannot be over emphasized. Companies, countries, regions, towns and organizations who are able to grasp the principles of brand DNA are more likely to eclipse those who do not, in terms of delivering value to shareholder investments, or in the ability to attract inwards and foreign direct

One of the most important events for your business is an end-of-year annual review meeting. No, not “tax planning”, business planning! This review should be the held before the end of the calendar year and all key personnel should be present. While the meeting does not have to be “big corporate” structured, clear objectives should be defined beforehand. The key is to take your goals and objectives and make sure that everyone is properly aligned to make it happen. This meeting is the best place to start.

Listed below are some suggestions on the structure and logistics of an annual review meeting:

Purpose: To clearly learn from the prior year and create a clear path to the business objectives and goals for the next year. This is the time when businesses reflect on what was done right and what could have been done better in the past year. Business owners and principals define necessary adjustments and align the business units toward a common goal for the upcoming year.

Duration: Ideally the annual review meeting should be no less than a full day event. How important is it to reach your goals for the coming year? How important is it for all stakeholders to be on the same page and aligned to the same objectives? Justifying the time for this critical task should not be an issue.

Location: It is best to hold the meeting off premise and away from normal business operations. Regular breaks should be scheduled and cell phones turned off during the session. It is critical to have the brain trust and focused attention of everyone involved. Many companies schedule the meeting over a weekend and allow spouses to attend. This format may involve a social event as well.

Who: All key personnel should be present and be allowed to participate in the development of the agenda. This sharing of knowledge engages the key departments and/or divisions of your company.

Agenda: The agenda should reflect the areas of your business that require attention in order to ensure success for the upcoming year. Typically there are department level objectives that must be clearly aligned with the overall direction of the business.

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the best place to start.

Listed below are some suggestions on the structure and logistics of an annual review meeting:

Who: All key personnel should be present and be allowed to participate in the development of the agenda. This sharing of knowledge engages the key departments and/or divisions of your company.

Get The Right Promotional Product For Your Company
To find the right promotional product for your company can be time consuming and difficult. This is one of the reasons why some companies assign marketing agencies to do the work for them. Not all companies (especially the small business) have the budget to pay for these marketing agencies so they have to do all the work alone.What I have to do before I search for a promotional product ?The first step you

for the upcoming year.

Who: All key personnel should be present and be allowed to participate in the development of the agenda. This sharing of knowledge engages the key departments and/or divisions of your company.

Ten Top Ways for Managers to Motivate Their People
So to help start the ball rolling, here are ten top ways to get your people motivated. Ten small steps for you to start with. Recognise themRecognise your people as people, by saying 'Good Morning', checking that they're OK and taking a little time with them. Challenge themPeople need stimulation at work, so to encourage growth, build on their achievement of

ell phones turned off during the session. It is critical to have the brain trust and focused attention of everyone involved. Many companies schedule the meeting over a weekend and allow spouses to attend. This format may involve a social event as well.

Who: All key personnel should be present and be allowed to participate in the development of the agenda. This sharing of knowledge engages the key departments and/or divisions of your company.

IT Marketing: Rewarding Referrals
People in some professions, like accounting, can be great people to partner up with. You may even be able to develop a more formal revenue sharing arrangement where your accountant would have a financial interest in connecting you with their existing clients. This could be in the form of:o A finder's fee o A referral fee o Subcontracting you out o Bartering servicesOther less formal ideas i

Execution: The meeting was the easy part. Now you must ensure the commitments that came out of the annual review are realistic and carried out immediately. This is critically important. Include action plans. Revisit the fundamentals of your power plan if necessary. Have accountability checkpoints and and clarify that everyone understands when defined measures are expected. Then measure, adjust and execute throughout the year.

With a clear plan, your goals can be achieved. Companies do this successfully every year.

Whether you use Forward Progress for assistance or hold an annual review on your own, please make sure you do it! We must measure growth and performance on a regular basis. Those companies that hold an annual review meeting and commit to a plan are much more likely to meet or exceed their goals.

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Document the definitions for your business, organization, or your role in the organization. If you can document it, you can share it. With defined and aligned goals and purpose, individuals with an organization are empowered for personal success. The following seven principles may seem simple and obvious, as they should. However, would your definitions be aligned with everyone else in your organization or your customers?

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