Winning Strategies

Keep Your Eyes on the Horizon to Ensure Job Stability in this Market

Do you know how it feels when you are on a plane and it is getting quite rocky?  Have you ever felt the nausea setting in as you enter into the 'scared zone'?  MANY of YOU are RIGHT THERE, RIGHT NOW.  It isn't about motion sicknes though, it is about the roller coaster ride that you are on with your employers, positions, and clientele.  The road is bumpy.  You are being catapulted around the cabin.  The pilot isn't communicating.  It seems that the standard format for companies has, pardon the pun, gone out the window.

I wish I could say that the plane will even out and the pilot will begin to communicate fluidly and frequently.  I am not projecting that it will happen that way.  What I can say is that keeping your eyes on the horizon will take away some of the angst that you feel and allow you to concentrate on the things that really matter.

You cannot MAKE your company communicate better.  You cannot FORCE them to promote you, recognize you, keep you, or any of the other things that you are communicating to me frustrate you to all end.  Companies have moved into cacoon mode.  Just as we do when we lose a loved one and revert into a cacoon to heal and figure out how we will emerge into the world again, our companies have entered into a cacoon mode to figure out how and what they can become to make it through this tight economy.

In that mode, they are focusing their efforts on what it will take to survive.  Their focus is not your career path or your career progression.  Unfortunately, YOU must focus on YOUR CAREER PATH and CAREER PROGRESSION.  You must enter into a cacoon of your own to ensure that you come out of this economy as a survivor. 

You are responsible for your destiny.  You must keep your eyes on the horizon.  Like a chess game, you control where you move your pieces, where you work, and what positions you hold.

Don't sit back  with your eyes closed and complain of nausea.  Make the nausea go away by keeping your eyes on the horizon.

American Heart Walk in Dallas

Please support the American Heart Association in the American Heart Walk in Dallas this year.

http://heartwalk.kintera.org/dallastx/winforwomen

I appreciate your support.

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I am fighting heart disease and stroke by participating in the American Heart Association’s Start! Heart Walk. Please support this cause by making a donation that will help provide research and education to stop our No. 1 and No. 3 killers. Thank you in advance for your support!

Health Care Reform- - -the debate rages on

I have been in health care my entire career.   For twenty five years I've worked in various components of health care delivery.  I've watched innovation rock every facet of our lives.  I think of how dramatic the changes have been in every area of our lives. 

Eight Tracks to CDs to digital music players...stoves to microwaves...big thick televisions to LCD panel TVs...hand written tax forms to Turbotax...hand written architectural drawings to online drawings...writing music by hand to writing music on a computer...all these things have dramatically changed in the last 25 years.

So- it was a bit shocking to walk through a medical facility the other day that felt, looked, and resembled an exact replica of a medical center that I walked through 25 years ago.  The charts were neatly organized and handwritten exactly as they were 1/4 of a century ago.  Medication carts delivered medicine with nurses that used sticky notes to track the meds to enter later for charging purposes.  Teams of clinicians were delivering care without automated tools.

I recognize that as the health care reform debate rages on.... I am less concerned with the minute details as much as an overall awareness that we are NOT MOVING FORWARD fast enough.  OVERALL, we have not progressed in SEVERAL FACETS of healthcare delivery.  Technology has moved forward, yes, but the percentages of hospitals that are using it is disparagingly low.  Whatever solution we end on...let's be sure that we find a healthcare solution that promotes the ADVANCEMENT of solutions for healthcare delivery .  Let's select a solution that encourages EVERY hospital to automate and MOVES these hospitals to a future that barely resembles healthcare from 25 years ago.

 

Let's move the ball forward....standing still is not an option

Unlimited Power

AI believe that you hold amazing power within you. You have been blessed with a powerful mind capable of driving the direction of your life, both in regards to work and personal choices. I've discovered that the bulk of people that find themselves unhappy where they are in life, have not tapped into the power of decision, choices, suggestion, influence, and networking.

DECISION

The power of decision is just that. You are not 'stuck' anywhere. You may have dug yourself into a hole that will take more planning to get out of- but you do hold the power to decide.

CHOICES

Choices are only apparent if you seek them out. Standing in the pantry door in your kitchen may leave you feeling like there is nothing to eat---but a trip to the grocery store quickly shows you that there are many choices. We tend to do that in life. We stare at blank walls and complain that there are no choices. Open up the 'doors' in your life by showing yourself the wide world of options.

SUGGESTION

You want an open position that your company has but you haven't told anyone. You want a neighbor to introduce you to her CEO, but you've never asked her. Use the power of suggestion to open up doors in your life.

INFLUENCE

There are key contacts in your life that have considerable influence in decisions that you'd like to go your way. Use those contacts for advice and help with the doors that are in your way.

NETWORKING

Your networks holds power, influence, choices and decisions. We get busy and we fail to know how to tap into our network. Consider calling someone in your network that may hold the answers and invite them to lunch. Touch base with someone via email. Invite someone to dinner. Try reaching out.

DISCOVERY

You will discover all sorts of power in these tools. Let me know how it goes.
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Retaining Your Best Employees

The economy may be slightly slumped, but the ability for companies to hang onto their best employees has become more and more difficult. Companies recognizing that this could be a time of growth and resurgence are looking at new strategies and 'land grabs'. In those growth objectives, they are identifying key employees in the national market that can get them there faster.

It is no secret who your top performers are. For the most part, they are out in the market. They are the face of your company. How do you protect these people assets?

This new market is going to require out-of-the box retention strategies and new thinking. If your company has been poor at career path development or finds itself under-compensating key employees- you could be at risk (and if you ignore the topic--you may find out after it is too late).

Many companies create 'Top 10%" Lists. They are purposeful in the retention strategies for these employees. They are purposeful in offering ownership/stock options and other incentives. In a tight economy, these retention strategies for your key employees could affect your company's ability to grow.

Use the same creative innovation and drive that you use to deliver your solutions to come up with solutions to retain your valuable employees.

I know that you can do it. I believe in you. It could be a matter of profitability or loss.

Bethany to Speak at Upcoming Sales & Marketing Execs Intl Event in Dallas

Create a Winning "Go to Market" Strategy
Featuring Bethany Williams,
Market Vice President - Perot Systems

A successful sales campaign and/or marketing campaign requires collaboration between an organization's field sales team and corporate marketing.  Join SMEI to gain the "how to" knowledge for conducting the kind of strategy session that drives a joint vision with both the sales team and the marketing team.  

Bethany Williams has facilitated these sessions for major corporations for new market launches, product launches, and to drive ongoing success for products and services.  Her real world experience can provide insights for the smallest local campaign up to large corporate wide marketing strategies.

The presentation will provide a tactical platform for strategy development and "take-aways" with recommended processes, action steps, and coverage points such as research, brainstorming, funnel development and role development.

Date: September 21, 2009
Time: 4:30 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.
Location: Westin Galleria
13340 Dallas Parkway
Dallas, TX 75240

Click Here to Register Now!

"What Happy Mothers Know" new BOOK coming out in September

Author Dr. Cathy Greenberg's new book,What Happy Working Mothers Know is due for release on Sept. 9. Dr. Greenberg's book focuses on the importance of happiness and how it affects motherhood and one's career.

"The demands of juggling work and home lead many women to try to do everything and be everything to everyone. In the effort to be Superwoman, many women lose sight of what makes them happy.

The key to being your best at everything you do is to take care of your happiness the way you take care of your health, through conscious choices every day...

What Happy Working Mothers Know provides scientifically proven and practical ways to find the right balance and replace stress with happiness."

-From Dr.Greenberg's website:  Check it out! (http://h2cleadership.com/mom/index.php)

Trials and Tribulations

Days slowly pass as we watch Michael's dad weaken and enter the last phase of his life.  You will encounter struggles throughout life's journey that seem overwhelming and all encompassing.  Each trial will catapult you further into your personal development.  These are opportunities for you to grow, to learn, and to be better prepared to aid in someone elses' life journey.

Embrace the problems....they help us to see the rainbows in our lives.

Listening to Ross Perot Sr

I sat mesmerized (again today) as I listened to Ross Perot Sr speak. He never ceases to amaze me. What an amazing man with incredible fortitude, wisdom and knowledge. I enjoy hearing him speak. I think of the footprint that he has left on the world. Each of us can make a difference in the world.

Each of you can leave a footprint. Have you thought about what area you may concentrate on to make that impact?

Healing Bethany

My friend Bethany Boley is still an inpatient at Baylor University Medical Center (BUMC).  The blog I started for her entitled, "Healing Bethany" has become an active way for Todd, her husband, to allow loved ones, friends, and family to keep up with Bethany's condition and updates.

Find her web page at and track her progress :  http://healingbethany.typepad.com

Please continue praying for her healing and for wisdom for the physicians.  They are scratching their heads on exactly what is wrong with her- it is a perplexing dilemma.