Getting Un-Stuck

The first step is recognizing that you have a problem—that you’re stuck—or worse, regressing. Once you gain this perspective, you can begin the process of turning things around. Because we believe that fresh information leads to better decisions and great results, we recommend a systematic harvesting of knowledge from those around you.

Your employees, customers, and prospects are in the market every day, talking to one another, meeting with your competition, and measuring the market players. They know what companies are doing and who’s doing it best. They are great sources of information about industry trends as well as your own firm’s strengths and weaknesses.

When added to your own knowledge and experience about your company, you can analyze, synthesize, and plan your action steps to implement the changes in 2008 that your company needs to get it back on track and growing profitably.

Gathering this information may be both illuminating and painful, but it likely will help you to face the challenges for the coming year. - Michael Oleksak    2007