Everyone...LEAD!

In our last edition of BOLD Print we wrote about the role of senior leadership in effectively leading and guiding the organization during challenging times (“Leading in a Tough Economy – Doing more with less” ).  We believe and have found that associates throughout any company look for inspiration and confidence at its’ highest levels and thus, it must begin there for these leaders set the tone for the culture within an organization.

When operating in a necessary three C’s environment - cut, consolidate and conserve - it is very easy for leaders to bombard the troupes with messages of fear and doom. The mere act of cutting, consolidating and conserving can send many powerful, and perhaps unintended, messages across the organization.

Within the many industries being impacted by the state of our country’s economy today, people are showing up to work with feelings of uncertainty, fear, and a sense of being squeeze for productivity. The natural response to tough times in business is to reduce the work force, cut spending, and figure out how to do more with less. Unfortunately, when trying to solve the problem of creating abundance both for and from the workforce is approached from a mindset of scarcity, sustainable solutions are often less possible to find. And, at best, we get band-aid solutions and limp along.