Economic crisis is not the cause of business collapse

Many businesses today have been brought down not only by the global recession but also by mismanagement. It is not in order to assume that the global economic crisis should only be working against your business. Many managers who are failing today are blaming the bad economic conditions for their poor performance. A good business manager should be able to look for effective ways of handling a bad situation and getting the best out of it.

One of the most deceiving business ideas is that by putting your eggs indifferent baskets, you are going to be successful. Most of the managerial trainings include what is commonly called ‘portfolio management’. This theory supports the idea of investment diversification. This is why managers think that during bad financial moments for the business, they need to diversify their investments in order to reduce the risk of losses. This may not be a solution if the management style is wrong. A poor manager will still fail even in a diversified portfolio.

Many are left wondering about what they should do if diversification is not working. The truth is that diversification should only be left for those who are not sure of making it in one line. Instead of diversifying your investments, you should be thinking of specialization.

You should be looking for the best business strategies that can make you a king in your line of operation. Unfortunately, many business managers view success as only retaining some profits for the business. Very few people are endeavoring to be the most outstanding businessmen.

Monday, November 9, 2009

Guidelines on how to identify and avoid unrealistic management practices.

Every business wants to succeed. This has left managers struggling with every piece of information that could at least guarantee their success in business. There are a lot of journals, newspapers, magazines and other reading materials that contain much information on business management. I appreciate the fact that managers are able to access a wealth of knowledge from different websites that if well implemented will enable them to take their businesses to the next level. However, be careful about some management tips normally given by unqualified and inexperienced writers who not only give us wrong ideas but also unworkable and unpractical styles. This has made many organizations to fail simply because tried something that does not apply to them.

Not all principles are unrealistic. Some are just not applicable to your organization. Therefore while reading these articles; you need to ask yourself if what you are putting in your mind can be correctly applied in your organization without bringing unnecessary complications and hence resulting into success. Some of the things that you are sometimes advised to put in your business may actually cause the business to have a downward trend.

You must identify who to follow. Make sure you have reliable and experienced managers who share their experiences in writing. In short, know your writer. But every manager must have the ability to judge responsibly and take what works for him. Some writers also put things in such a complicated manner that sounds so friendly to the ears but proves very hard to implement. Avoid the ones that are so complex

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