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How to Lead in the Recession?

How to Lead in the Recession?

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Think Feel Know Positivity Programme Introductory session

Economic Shifts & Energy

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Those businesses that will

flourish over the next few years,

are those that have the most

positive management teams.

Darren Shirlaw (2010)

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Economic Graphs

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What’s the impact?

ThinkFeelKnow

• Pushing people into ‘feeling’ space.

Stuck here

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The baggage left by recessions …

• Retrenchment of staff

• Reduction in profits

• Drop in cash flows and increase in debts

• Impact on families

• Energies are low - tired and exhausted

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Boom

Recession

Boom

Recessions …

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During the recession ….

People drop into ‘feel’ space here

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First mover advantage

comes behaviourally

from moving out of

Feel and into Think.

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Think and Know return going up the growth curve.

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Complete the following sentences

• “Businesses that will flourish over the next few years are those that...”

• “Leaders that will flourish over the next few years are those that…”

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What is Baggage Leftover from the Recession…

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Process

1. Letting Go and Moving On - ‘let go’ energetically of the recession – 1 day

2. Reset the Vision / reconnect to Vision – ½ day

3. Planning Phase - The Big ‘Think’ project to move the business and management team forward

4. Engage internally and externally -Communications / Service project to clients and staff - ½ day

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What can people do?

• Acknowledge and let go of feelings

• Trust yourself and get on with it

• Meet more often – open conversations

• Revisit values – resell vision

• Communication – internal and external

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What can people do?

• Use positive language

• Manage own and others energy

• Increase capability

• Proactively communicate with staff about what you are doing

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What can people do?

• Take action

• Spot opportunities

• Change emphasis to THINK

• Reconnect / reset Vision

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What can people do?

• List positives out of the recession:• Competition is less

• 6 – 7 years growth to look forward to

• Start to connect external opportunities

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Next Steps

1. Request the Articles to be sent to you

2. Register your interest to attend the upcoming session on the 19th of Nov

3. Discuss the opportunities for yourself and your team with Michael and Think Feel Know

4. mcrowe@thinkfeelknow.com