It’s time to break out of the cocoon & transform

So much has changed in such little time.  Will business ever be the same again?  

The global COVID-19 pandemic has changed our business and world view as customers, employees, and world citizens. Our general attitudes and behaviors are fluctuating as we try to manage our reality and adapt to the new norm. This adaptation must affect the way we design, communicate, build, and execute the customer journey as a whole, to survive the transition. 

We are witnessing many companies across the world, big and small, struggling to keep their doors open. A vast number of businesses have collapsed, while others are downsizing to keep their heads above water. During economic downturns, there are those few rising stars who find a way to transform seeming misfortunes into opportunities – to grow and thrive by adapting their business model to meet the increasing challenge. It’s a time of metamorphosis in the business model, from a caterpillar into a butterfly.

What do these businesses have in common?  

For starters, they are results-oriented, dynamic, and adaptable to the ever-changing environment. They work smarter – not harder – with clarity and focus that allows them to implement modifications and advancements to the business model quickly and effectively. We are now in the era of “real-time business management” where the luxury of extensive research, planning, and contemplation is non-existent.  

It’s time to be open to transform your operational model or risk huge losses and worst case the imminent death of your business.  Truly the most significant risk today is doing nothing at all, so we must act now!

It’s time to step into the unknown without fear, but with conscious awareness. We must be willing not only to change but to create a new reality in the business sense. It’s time to step out of the traditional approach of “cause and effect” and begin to “cause an effect.” 

Fear of stepping into the unknown robs you of the abundant possibilities and opportunities that lie waiting to be discovered. Dare to change and transform your business reality leaving others in their cocoon.

“If you don't make things happen, then things will happen to you.”

~ Anonymous

What are you doing today to “cause an effect” and create your new business reality?