| Have you ever been sailing on a beautiful
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| | blow their powerful wind into, while your
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| summer's day, the wind perfect, the water
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| | anchors will continue to slow down your
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| ideal? But when you look around, you
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| | progress.Many organizations continue to
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| notice there were a number of other
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| | work on developing their anchors instead
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| sailboats, with their sails as full as
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| | of harvesting the wind that blows into
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| yours, but some are much faster, and you
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| | their sails. Anchors will always be
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| feel like you are standing still!You look
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| | anchors, and they may have moments of
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| around and find your anchor is running
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| | promise in transforming into a sail, BUT
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| along the bottom of the marina. You were
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| | the trend is, they almost always revert
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| still moving forward, but no where near
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| | back to being an anchor. A good read on
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| the speed as the other sailboats out that
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| | this topic is a book titled "If You Don't
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| day.Is this happening to your business?
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| | Make Waves, You'll Drown" by Dave
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| Are your sails full of great
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| | Anderson. One of the book's lessons is,
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| opportunities? Is your competition
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| | many of today's leaders spend the
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| passing you by? Does your business lack
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| | majority of their time on the
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| the momentum to get you out to the open
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| | non-performers, instead of their
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| water?Many businesses are dragging their
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| | performers. Again, continuing with this
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| anchor. What do I mean by "dragging their
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| | practice will have your performers
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| anchor"? This anchor can refer to
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| | looking for another stage to perform
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| employees who just don't have what is
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| | on.Can you imagine a sailboat with no
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| takes to be successful in your business
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| | sails and all anchors? Business owners
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| line or are the type of employee who
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| | need to remove the anchors or at least
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| brings down the rest of the team. The
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| | secure your anchors onto your sailboat
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| anchor stops or slows down your momentum
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| | and focus on the sails in your
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| in your company.Having employees on your
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| | organization. Sails do not need a lot of
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| team who consistently challenge the
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| | effort, however, they do need attention,
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| corporation in a positive manner is a
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| | regular support, and care.Harvest the
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| good thing! They keep your company
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| | winds in your company so you can have
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| competitive in the marketplace. However
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| | full sails to allow you to compete in the
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| having an employee or group of employees
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| | marketplace and keep pace, ahead of your
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| who weigh down your company in a negative
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| | competition.Stuart R. Crawford is the
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| manner, is something you need to act
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| | Director of Business Development, at IT
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| upon.Negative employees can knock the
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| | Matters Inc. ( a Microsoft Gold Partner,
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| wind out of your company's sails! The
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| | Small Business Specialist and Microsoft
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| team members who fill your company's
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| | IMPACT Award Finalist 2005 - Network
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| sails daily, with great ideas and forward
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| | Infrastructure Solution of the Year.
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| momentum will soon become tired and lack
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| | Stuart is also a certified coaching
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| the energy, required to move your
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| | practioner with execuCoach International
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| sailboat forward. Eventually these same
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| | ( He can be reached at
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| employees will find an easier boat to
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| | scrawford@itmatters.ca.
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