Please join me in supporting Hands Across The Water by purchasing a copy of the book Celebrating the lives of the children of the tsunami. The book was launched on Monday 17 November 2008. Enquires about the book should be directed to Nicole Perry +61 488 022 781, to team@handsacrossthewater.com.au. More info atMonday, December 1, 2008
Hands Across The Water
Please join me in supporting Hands Across The Water by purchasing a copy of the book Celebrating the lives of the children of the tsunami. The book was launched on Monday 17 November 2008. Enquires about the book should be directed to Nicole Perry +61 488 022 781, to team@handsacrossthewater.com.au. More info at
Spring Newsletter
October 2008
As the economy shakes and business confidence pushes to all time lows, many business are looking for strategies to 'weather the storm'. I recently presented at the Certified Professional Accountant (CPA) Congress in Sydney that had over 2500 finance and industry attendees and had numerous hallway conversations around how to get staff to perform at a higher level.
I believe that there are 3 keys:
- Connect. Connect with your people and let them know that the best way to survive difficult times is to work together,
- Develop a Plan. Involve your people in developing a plan to identify ways to improve productivity and performance, as well as reducing unnecessary expenses, and
- Stay Positively Focused. Make sure that you keep promoting positive attitudes and focusing on what is possible - rather than getting distracted by what is not!
I am amazed at how many business owners and senior managers appear to be stunned and confused about that could happen next. Rather than creating focused activity, they are either ignoring what is going on - or randomly looking for a solution that will be given to them like a lifeline.
A truly inspirational leader takes action, and their behaviour leads their people into the new unknown environment as a collective ready to respond. Remember, in any downturn economic environment, there are pockets of increased performance and success - you just need to find that path and stick to it!Wow
Wow!
I was involved in a showcase event that featured 5 other speakers and myself. We started as members of Thought Leaders 90 days ago in a collaborative approach to get our individual and unique messages out to the top speaking bureaus and conference organisers across Australia. We worked with event partners including Hoyts at Fox Studios and DMD Videomedia to ensure a professional event.
It is amazing what happens when a group of people get their concentric rings into alignment. Once we were clear on the goal we set out to make sure that everyone involved--from the attendees, the sponsors and the speakers had a great experience. And this is just what we achieved. The feedback has been spectacular, with many of the attendees not only talking to the speakers about upcoming conferences, but also about the relevance of everyone's presentation to what is happening in business--and in people's personal lives.
For me, I spoke about Concentric Rings and the power of Concentricity between people. I also shared the Sacred Order that is used by native peoples around the world in dealing with the outdoor environment which is: Shelter, Water, Fire & Food. As this wisdom has been around for hundreds of years, it has guided people to survive--and thrive in the world around them. I specifically spoke about how this relates to business--and how most business is getting it wrong by focusing on the wrong order. Specifically most businesses are focusing on providing their people "food" which the salary, roles and responsibilities and procedures. What they are not starting with, as the Sacred Order teaches, is creating a positive culture that staff want to be involved with (Shelter), Creating a ongoing learning environment to quench peoples thirst for knowledge (Water), Engaging their staff in a motivational way--that creates a spark of contagious energy (Fire).
As the event was captured on DVD and is being professionally edited for you to watch for more information, visit my website: www.scottstein.com.au.
Remember to "Stay True to Your Path!"
I was involved in a showcase event that featured 5 other speakers and myself. We started as members of Thought Leaders 90 days ago in a collaborative approach to get our individual and unique messages out to the top speaking bureaus and conference organisers across Australia. We worked with event partners including Hoyts at Fox Studios and DMD Videomedia to ensure a professional event.
It is amazing what happens when a group of people get their concentric rings into alignment. Once we were clear on the goal we set out to make sure that everyone involved--from the attendees, the sponsors and the speakers had a great experience. And this is just what we achieved. The feedback has been spectacular, with many of the attendees not only talking to the speakers about upcoming conferences, but also about the relevance of everyone's presentation to what is happening in business--and in people's personal lives.
For me, I spoke about Concentric Rings and the power of Concentricity between people. I also shared the Sacred Order that is used by native peoples around the world in dealing with the outdoor environment which is: Shelter, Water, Fire & Food. As this wisdom has been around for hundreds of years, it has guided people to survive--and thrive in the world around them. I specifically spoke about how this relates to business--and how most business is getting it wrong by focusing on the wrong order. Specifically most businesses are focusing on providing their people "food" which the salary, roles and responsibilities and procedures. What they are not starting with, as the Sacred Order teaches, is creating a positive culture that staff want to be involved with (Shelter), Creating a ongoing learning environment to quench peoples thirst for knowledge (Water), Engaging their staff in a motivational way--that creates a spark of contagious energy (Fire).
As the event was captured on DVD and is being professionally edited for you to watch for more information, visit my website: www.scottstein.com.au.
Remember to "Stay True to Your Path!"
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