Congratulations to IT Matters for their award last night at the CDN Magazine awards gala. They won the award for Best Collaborative Solution in Canada. You can read about it at http://www.stuartcrawford.com/
How about this economy in your patch? We have seen some projects held but overall no major issues yet. But I think the impact is yet to come as companies try to get financing and credit in 2009. Craig Zarley from CRN did a good article I was fortunate to participate in on the subject. You might check it out at http://www.crn.com/it-channel/211600223.
At our HTG1 meeting this week we took a block of time to talk politics. That is way outside what I normally allow in these meetings, but based on the proximity to the election and the potential impact. There was lively discussion and the main outcome was that many wished there was a "none of the above" option for many of the races that are coming. The key is to get involved and VOTE. You shouldn't complain if you aren't part of the process!
Make sure you are guarding your credit with your lendors, distributors and vendors. It is a lot easier to lose it than get it back. Pay those bills on time and guard the credit you have with diligence. I believe those with credit will have significant opportunities in 2009 to grow rapidly as others are stymied in their business.
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Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
SWOT Time in Calgary
I am on the road to Calgary to do a SWOT at IT Matters, a member of our HTG3 peer groups. Brad Schow and Dan Hay will be joining Nancy and me to spend a day and a half of intensive activity diving deep into the business. These events have been transformational for the companies that have experienced them over the last few years.
Why does it work to let other business owners come in and turn over the rocks? Because we often don't want to deal with the hard things in our businesses. We have relationships and patterns of communication that make it hard to really deal with the tough issues. We don't want to cause any unhappiness or disrupt friendships. We are afraid to do what we know needs to be done down deep inside us. So a SWOT allows some outsiders to come in and provide fresh sets of eyes to help drive change.
This will be a fun SWOT - the team from IT Matters has done a fantastic job of giving us background info and helping us be prepared to make a lasting impact. I look forward to seeing the company in a year as Tony, Rob and Stuart make changes and lead their team into 2009 with a new focus and level of accountability.
Why does it work to let other business owners come in and turn over the rocks? Because we often don't want to deal with the hard things in our businesses. We have relationships and patterns of communication that make it hard to really deal with the tough issues. We don't want to cause any unhappiness or disrupt friendships. We are afraid to do what we know needs to be done down deep inside us. So a SWOT allows some outsiders to come in and provide fresh sets of eyes to help drive change.
This will be a fun SWOT - the team from IT Matters has done a fantastic job of giving us background info and helping us be prepared to make a lasting impact. I look forward to seeing the company in a year as Tony, Rob and Stuart make changes and lead their team into 2009 with a new focus and level of accountability.
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