Waving, or Drowning?

Every morning, I get summaries in my mail of the highlights of what is going on around me in business.

The streams of late are not pretty, and getting ever less so.

Failures and redundacies And increasingly large businesses, and sector bodies appealing for Government help. Wanting to be rescued.

Whilst conditions are, undeniably, difficult I think we need to take stock.

We need fierce conversations - purposeful, honest, energetic

When it comes to resilience, coach Ta'mara Leigh, who trained resilience in the US Army, has a powerful line to get us going.

Nobody is coming to save you

Ta'mara Leigh

I believe she's right. Whatever the situation, if we sit there waiting to be rescued it encourages procrastination and promotes fear.

We dont fight, we don't flee, we freeze.

Problems, like bullies, lose their power when we confront them.

For those of us in business, Covid, and other "Gray Rhinos" were always present. They have no intent. It's not personal. We chose to sideline them. It's nobody's fault.

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