Bestselling Business Experts Offer 7 Tips for Recovery

San Diego, CA, April 08, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Stop the moaning! “It’s time to awaken the warrior spirit and create a community of people who will transform your business into a competitive powerhouse. Recovery requires tapping into the ideas of talented people who are accountable and fully engaged in what they are doing. People who care enough about the success of the business to speak up and tell it like it is—people who constantly look for creative ways to add value and bring something new to the game are invaluable,” say Kevin and Jackie Freiberg. From the executive office to the frontline, everyone must incorporate these 7 recovery tips.

Motivate the unMotivated—Dead People Working™ Because of all the uncertainty and pending layoffs, people who are still working are psychologically checking-Out at a time when they are needed the most. Organizations must have leaders at all levels that are capable of inspiring others to push through fear and move toward results, innovations, and competitive advantage.

Create a Culture of Commitment and Accountability Using “I don’t have authority” is an excuse for doing nothing. Leadership is not a title, nor is it a position; it’s a choice, an act of purpose and influence. Everyone must be “willing” to do whatever-it-takes, especially in tough times.

Choose Service Over Self Interest Organizational success and recovery is built on workforce fortitude at every level. No one is off the hook these days. The most powerful form of leadership is service, and service does not begin with customers—it begins internally. How employees and colleagues are treated is how they will treat the customer. Cultivate a strong, internal spirit of service and it will spill out to the customer.

Focus Forward Choosing to focus on what isn’t working, why it can’t be done, and who’s to blame will stall and paralyze everyone—adding to the problem. On the other hand, choosing to focus on what is working, how it can be done, and the ultimate goal will help each person develop a habit of focusing forward. People will engage in more activities that drive the business in the right direction.

Play to Your Genius Work is your signature—why not make it a masterpiece? Play to your genius—do what you’re good at, do what you really like to do, and do what needs to be done— engage in work that matters and adds value. Where do your projects fall on the game-changer scale? If the project being worked on now isn’t adding value, isn’t cool, isn’t exciting or energizing, if it’s not making a contribution; then transform it, reframe it, or redefine it for the sake of success.

Get it Done “No one is paying you today for what you did yesterday.” Once people stop bringing something of value to the game, the game is over. Make yourself a junction box for knowledge; find ways to get smarter, better, faster. Speak up, tell it like it is, think big, and act boldly; your job depends on it. People who get it done and make a difference choose results over rhetoric, politics, and red tape.

Risk More to Gain More Innovators dominate. They are risk takers, pioneers, trailblazers, and market creators. Experimentation and failure are prerequisites to creativity, innovation, and growth. Recovery starts by doing something now—stop getting ready. Whether it’s a product innovation, a new business system, or a strategic partnership; your ability to risk and add value is extremely valuable these days.

“We may not be able to control the economy, budget cuts, re-orgs, or layoffs; but the choices we make in dealing with these issues are very much in our control. Our choices will challenge our circumstances, change our thoughts, improve our performance, and can transform our companies,” say Kevin and Jackie Freiberg.

Own and live these 7 tips and set an example—become a leader for recovery, be an example to others—your organization’s success depends on it.

For full article, interviews or more information, contact Trish Derho, 619-624-9691.

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