Donate Your Time If You Can

You work so hard all year long. You have earned everything you have and should be so very proud of what you have accomplished. Donating your time to an organization that you feel strongly about will fill the desire to help others. It is rewarding in so many ways.

Happy Thanksgiving to You and Your Family

Thanksgiving and the Holiday Season are upon us. Soon we will see and experience the sights and smells of holiday food being prepared and the gathering of family and friends.   Take moments during the festivities to pause and reflect upon all that you have to be thankful for.  May you and your family enjoy a bountiful holiday season.

Its Veterans Day.........remembering that Freedom is not free

If you should get the opportunity to salute a current member of our armed forces or a veteran, I hope that you will.

There are approximately 23.2 million military veterans in the United States.

• 9.2 million veterans are over the age of 65.
• 1.9 million veterans are under the age of 35.
• 1.8 million veterans are women.
• 7.8 million veterans served during the Vietnam War era (1964-1975), which represents 33% of all living veterans.
• 5.2 million veterans served during the Gulf War (representing service from Aug. 2, 1990, to present).
• 2.6 million veterans served during World War II (1941-1945).
• 2.8 million veterans served during the Korean War (1950-1953).
• 6 million veterans served in peacetime.
  

Be a LEADER not just the Boss

Congratulations you are the boss but are you a LEADER? The definition of a Leader: Leaders help themselves and others do the right things. They set direction, build an inspiring definition, and create something new. Leadership is mapping out where you need to go as a “team” to win.

You are the one that everyone looks to for direction. Employee’s (teammates), customers and vendors know you are the boss. When you look back at your own work history I am confident you have had some fantastic bosses, the ones that inspired you to be who you are today. Then there were some you would care not to work with ever again. They too gave you some valuable information on how not to succeed as a leader. The fantastic bosses are the one’s whom are there to support but not micro manage what you have asked your employee to do. The fantastic bosses are the ones whom praise in public but counsel in private. Fantastic bosses understand human nature and the fact that people want to do a good job and feel good about their work. A fantastic boss leads the charge and sets examples of how the operation should flow. Be the boss you want to be and make gradual changes to your work place. Today is a new day and it is up to you to make the difference. Not sure where to start?  It costs nothing but your time if you wish to talk about how you can make positive changes. Contact us at ford@fordbusinessconsultants.com.