... but someone has to do it! As the great Alvin Tofler once said "change is the only constant".
In the world of business we have to keep a keen eye on what's changing and consider the impacts they may have and the responses we need to take as a result. If we become too reactive, a business can suffer, if we don't react enough - a business can suffer.
The great fun of business is that you really just never quite know. It isn't an exact science and it proves time and again that theory is just theory. Dealing effectively with both controllable and uncontrollable change presents a delightful dance of experienced guesswork, based on years of knowledge build-up and gathered evidence. What worked once, may not work again, so safe or low risk decisions, really do come from experience. How safe you stay really depends on how well you play the game and also how competitive you want to be in your field.
We've worked with some incredible businesses over the years, from creative concept building pre-starts to full diversification and market repositioning projects for business survival.
Irrespective of your need to survive or desire to thrive, you need a clear action plan. And, to build an effective and responsive action plan, you need to know exactly where you are now, how resourceful you are and can be and ultimately gain absolute clarity on where you want to go with your business.
It's not just the business that needs to change, oftentimes it's your systems or your people. As one of the AstraZeneca once said "we either change the people, or we change the people" and he was right. Times change, systems, tools and technology change - so do people.
Truly understanding your business, how it operates internally and how it performs externally are critical for successful change, turnaround and transformation. Regular reviews and sound bites from within and across the business can really help you keep on track. So too does effective customer feedback loops and keeping well informed of your market, competitors and supply chain. Staying proactive and up to date across all these key areas will serve your business and key decisions well.
As we enter un-chartered waters and face times like we've never seen as a result of covid-19 we are armed and ready to support and guide you and your business to meet it's vision and goals. You do not have to make the changes alone. With the support of our expert turnaround team and engaging in effective information gathering, we can help you build a strong and informed case for change, removing the need for guesswork and improving on the positive steps for implementation.
If you're ready to look at your options book an informal chat to see if we're the expert team you need to survive or thrive. Email info@jciec.com and we'll see you soon.
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