Create Hope

I was reading in the paper today about the fluctuating economy and the worries it creates about continued employment. Leaders must create hope for future success.

We all know that businesses face the potential of adverse cash situations and there are times when considering layoffs are essential to saving the business. How can you keep your staff focused on delivering quality services and products? Create hope about the future.

Your staff wants to help. They want to make a difference. They can see the risks and the challenges. If you give them hope, a reason to believe that some hard work will help turn the company fortunes around the staff will dig in and perform.

But creating hope is more than words. You act how you think. Let me say that one more time; you act how you think. As the leader of your organization, if you do not believe in your mind that the company can turn around then your words of hope will be empty. Your body language will betray your words and you will lose the focus of your staff.

In tough times create hope for the future. Make plans. Be committed. Tell the staff. Together you will pull through the tough times and be a stronger company and a stronger person.