Slumping Dad… What's your plan?

1. Slumping Dad…What's your plan? 10 tools, tips, and techniques for pulling out the father slump

2. Definition…”drop or sag heavily” • What do you and Tiger Woods and Barry Bonds have in common? • You are either coming into or going out of a slump… • Internal….mental/habits/responses • External….market conditions/systems • Motivation and a course of positive change and action to go forward…

3. Introduction: JAC it up • Job clarity/expectation… the budget • Accountability… to yourself, your company, your clients, and to your management. • Cultivate a celebration culture… have fun at work, recognize success with great vigor and consistency

4. Step one: admission • Recognition and realization • The trending of sub-par performance • The numbers don’t lie • Drifting off course • Course corrections • Ownership of the problem • Ownership of the solutions

5. Step number two: ownership • You are accountable • Change begins at the top • Identify what has to change • Primary, secondary, and tertiary priorities of change • 80/20 plan • Leveraging strengths • Recognize and addressing weakness

6. Step number three: the plan • Forge “The Plan” • Commitment to the plan • Goals, objectives, & road-mapping • In-depth, actionable, SMART goals • Vision for total recovery and getting back on track • Breaking the pattern of failure

7. Step number four: accountability • Accountability/ upfront/ personal • Set public goals and direction • Communicate with boss, staff management and stakeholders • Written goals posted publicly • Get staff/team by in immediately • Daily, weekly, monthly meetings

8. Step number five: current systems • Revisit current systems/paradigms • What works and what doesn’t • Implement change accordingly • The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing • Don’t be afraid to change, what is broken • If it works, don’t fix it

9. Step number six: get creative • Think out of the box • Brainstorm • Go off-campus and get creative • Get feedback from trusted advisors and confidants • Be fearless, try new things

10. Step number seven: expand • Counterintuitive • Add new staff • Raise revenues with smart projects • Raise rates, incrementally • Sell deeper to current clients • Sell broader to new prospects • Track the metrics

11. Step number eight: culture change • Create a culture of accountability, celebration, and job clarity • Communicate expectations • Coach, mentor, and hold accountable underachievers • Celebrate achievement by awarding team and individual greatness • Give the public and private accolades, gifts and spiffs wisely and freely

12. Step number nine: train • Train on a daily basis • Weekly meetings • Guest speakers • Special event training • Role-playing • One-on-one meetings • E-mails, books, tapes, etc.

13. Step number 10: implementation • Do the plan, on a daily basis • Have accountability/be accountable • Hold others accountable • Get organized and focused and involved • Manage the process • Communicate, communicate • Leverage your 80/20 energy & gifts

14. Conclusion: just do it • Plan the work, work the plan • Practice drill and rehearse • Commit to high-performance • Kill procrastination and perfectionism • Keep a sense of humor • Learn to love, grow and change • Get back in the action, be involved