Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Business in Your Own Image

Many businesses take on the personality of its top manager. Who do you want your business to be? If you are a manager who panics in adversity, your company could find itself in a state of paralysis. Your staff will fight with each other and they will eventually quit to work somewhere more stable. Customers will realize it and they will leave too.

On the other hand, confident and optimistic managers will build a strong organization filled with employees who feel empowered to make good decisions for the company and its customers. Employees will report high satisfaction and customers will buy more products and purchase them more often. Confident and optimistic managers inspire the staff to achieve high goals. Their inspiration will be measured in many areas throughout the organization.

As a manager, who do you want your business to be? What do you want outsiders to think of you when they interact with your organization?

Here are 10 tips to build an organization in your good image.

1. Always seek to inspire and motivate.
2. Always be positive and upbeat.
3. Talk about big goals with all levels of the organization.
4. Be fun, have fun, and encourage everyone else to have fun.
5. Choose optimism over pessimism always.
6. Never panic - ever.
7. Be decisive and consistent.
8. Be highly organized and promote efficiency.
9. Get in really good physical shape and be in great health.
10. Meet with your employees often, get their opinions, and solve their problems.

Remember: Your company will be a reflection of you.

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