I was thinking about my business partners this morning and what they do when not coaching business executives, implementing successful and sustainable change, and improving company communications by getting people on the same page.<\/p>\n
You see, my partners live out in Blackfoot Idaho, where Lee owns a small ranch with a few head of cattle.\u00a0 He has some friends who own very large ranches.\u00a0 Last week Lee and Nick were out with the other ranchers driving cattle on horseback, cutting out cows and calves to wean the calves, and moving them to different pastures.\u00a0 As a perk, they got to see some incredible sunsets and a lot of big sky country.\u00a0 When you think about getting back to basics, life can\u2019t get much more basic than tending herd from on top of a horse.<\/p>\n
Has herding cattle changed over the last three hundred years?\u00a0 The process; probably not.\u00a0 The technology; maybe for some who use ATVs, helicopters, and scientifically formulated feed to manage very large herds.\u00a0 The boundaries; the amount of open range land; you bet.\u00a0 Cattlemen and women have had to adapt to radically changing conditions and a new market, but they still have to wean calves from their mothers, and make sure the herd is fed and cared for until ready for market.\u00a0 If they tend to the basics well, and adapt to the new market situation, they may profit from the sale of healthy cattle to provide food for the rest of us.<\/p>\n
Some recent business stories focused on the substantial loss of manufacturing jobs over the last decade.\u00a0 The prognosis for recovering those jobs is not good.\u00a0 Many writers predict that we have experienced a major shift much as the move from the agricultural to the industrial era more than a century ago.<\/p>\n
Should your business be getting back to basics?\u00a0 Have you weathered the economic storms of the past couple of years?\u00a0 How did your business survive?\u00a0 How will it survive?\u00a0 How will you adapt to changing economic times?\u00a0 Does the move from a manufacturing to a service economy affect your business model?\u00a0 Are you ready to meet a freshening economy head on?\u00a0 Have you tended to the basics of running a successful business?\u00a0 Or have business activities and processes gotten away from you during the turbulence we\u2019ve experienced lately?<\/p>\n
Maybe it\u2019s\u00a0time for you to climb back in the saddle\u00a0and take a good look over your business.\u00a0 Are your mission, vision, and values sound?\u00a0 Are the business plan and strategy complete, current and targeted at a new marketplace?\u00a0 Are your processes and systems lean and well tuned?\u00a0 Is your organization structure appropriate\u00a0for the task at hand?\u00a0 Are your people prepared\u00a0for the challenges ahead and are their efforts in harmony with your business objectives?<\/p>\n
Lee and the other ranchers work together to manage their herds.\u00a0 Would you like some company while surveying yours?\u00a0 Maybe a little help with the assessment, just to keep you focused on the basics?\u00a0 If so, give me a call.<\/p>\n
Peace my friends,<\/p>\n
Terry<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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