I've had a number of conversations this week around the topic of coping with times of turbulence and uncertainty. The world of business support is still waiting to see how new developments will shape up and, whilst government thinking is starting to take shape, it's still to early to know who will be doing what to help new and existing businesses to develop and thrive in what are still difficult times.
The announcement of the revival of the Enterprise Allowance scheme is clearly aimed at taking prompt action on what would otherwise be growing numbers of unemployed but what this support will actually look like in detail is still unclear.
Policy around the replacement of Regional Development Agencies with Local Enterprise Partnerships appears to be created on the hoof, despite the rapid response of groupings in putting forward their LEP proposals.
Even if you aren't in need of business support (or don't work in that area), the cuts that are already coming are still likely to have an impact on many businesses' marketing environments.
So how are you dealing with these times? Is your motivation holding up? Or has your morale taken a hit?
Let us know how you're responding to these uncertain times - leave us a comment on the blog.
1 comments:
A very timely post - I see and hear people (including myself at times) really going through some ups and downs faced with such uncertainty. One day this can seem full of opportunity, another full of threat. If anyone is interested in discussing how to keep morale up in the face of such conditions, I am holding a Creating Focus lunchtime conversation (on World Cafe lines) on 25 November in Nottingham, the Hive, NTU. More details can be found on http://tiny.cc/jndea. It promises to be lively and constructive - and you can bring a friend for free!
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