Performing Under Pressure

The spotlight is on you and you have no one to back you up and it seems like everything is falling apart. Wouldn’t it be great if this were the exception rather than the rule? Well this is well your resilience pays off. It’s time to call in the cavalry and regroup.

The first thing to do is identify the largest challenge and determine who and what can help you remedy the difficulty. It might be the facility manager, previous employees, an assistant working for someone else in your company or even your boss. Leave no favor left behind. You owe it to your attendees to have the best event you can manage.

Next, be sure that you stay away from negative reactions, stress, anger or blame. Too often when our plans go astray it is a knee jerk reaction to look towards others rather than bearing the responsibility. If your actions don’t indicate solutions, don’t bother. Take a good look at how your resourcefulness can pull the event together.

You will be able to think more clearly when you stay objective and you will save yourself a great deal of angst but staying focused on solutions.

Enhanced Functionality

What does it take to increase your productivity and the ability to be the most organized you can be? Have you participated in industry events during the past year? Have you subscribed to trade publications and remembered to read them consistently?

When is the last time you checked in with those you worked with in the past? What are they doing? What tips might they have that would enhance your position? This one simple technique is overlooked by the majority of professionals in all industries. Yet, when your industry has taken an obvious hit, you can’t afford to miss a single step which might help you stay at the top of your game.

Whether you’re an employee or an entrepreneur, the rules remain the same. You need to reconnect with everyone you have had a relationship with in your industry and brain storm. You never know what conversations might instigate. Creative minds working together can lead to monumental innovative concepts and the means to generate more business with less effort.

When you attend continuing education programs, you are able to meet new contacts in your industry and brainstorm with them. One more area you might want to consider is connecting with your strategic alliances, those who are already working with your prospects. Find out how you can work more closely together to create the best year you’ve ever had!