Well that was then. But 2010 - whilst still in its first few weeks of life - seems full of promise.
People have returned with a renewed sense of verve, vigour, passion and - well - intent. Intent not to let the misery of last year and even the Arctic conditions of now - get them down!
These early signs have been most manifest in our team building business. Whilst last year we couldn't give team-building away - we have already had record bookings for January and had assigned our full target revenues for January by the end of week 1.
So what is it all about?
Well the answer is simple and one we subscribe to wholeheartedly - and that is - you make your own luck. To use an oft' overused quote -
"You can't wait for your ships to come in - You have to swim out to them!"
If you want to make this year count - if you want to fill in any holes left by last year and if you want to make sure that you are one of the companies that really scores a 'win' in 2010 then you have to develop, motivate, reward, understand and communicate with your teams
It's not rocket science but it's ssoooooo important.
let your teams know how much they mean - what they contribute and why they are valued and whatever you do - don't make the mistake of thinking - we'll times are tough - we cant spend any money on team building - becuase it could be a very , very expensive mistake
Have a great year
WE WILL!
