Samantha's Blog

It takes many brains to build a business.  And when you lose a key employee, your company loses some of that brainpower. 

It is especially hard when your company is small.  Why do they leave?  Various reasons, but in the end it is hard on the company!

And as the owner/CEO/president, you may find that you quickly must discover skills and talents new to you or the work may not be covered.

So, today check your bases and think of what you may need to do if suddenly a key employee - one who covers important tasks - were to depart.  Your customers will still want the same level of service.

On the upside, an unexpected departure might help you find that some tasks can be done differently, particularly if you are required to quickly learn new skills.

So the pain might have been sudden, but in the long run, you may find things getting done not just different - but better!

A few weeks ago when I was working out with my personal power trainer, Sherri Allen of Impact Fitness, an idea hit us.  Our inspiration?  My pin-striped work-out suit, the one that passes enough in the office for business causal.  Sherri and I had been discussing the need for building up your personal strength to keep the stamina needed to run a business or move up the career ladder.  That's why I sought out Sherri.  And wow! have the returns on my investment been powerful.  And that is when it struck us..the power suit is being redefined. 

If you look at the old definitions, Wikipedia* states:

A power suit may be:

• a type of suit stereotypically associated with the 1980s. It is characterized by sharp cuts, wide shoulder pads and a stiff rigidity and was first introduced by Polo Ralph Lauren 
• Another name for a powered exoskeleton

A powered exoskeleton is a powered mobile machine consisting primarily of a skeleton-like framework worn by a person, and a power supply which supplies at least part of the activation-energy for limb movement. Powered exoskeletons are designed to assist and protect the wearer. They may be designed for example….to aid the survival of people in other dangerous environments.

And for today’s world—redefine that to a powered skeleton!  Your bones, your muscles, your skeleton are your best power suit! The one you need in our ever-changing and sometimes dangerous environments.

So, not only keep building up your mind, but build up your body.  And take it from me - the weight of the business world becomes much lighter when you have the muscles and increased stamina to deal with the challenges of building a career or business! 

(*Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powered_exoskeleton)