Eagle Eye
Soaring with Eagles: The recovery of your company to the brink of extinction
Fortunately, our children can never know that the eagle Bald, the proud symbol of the United States, was once almost disappeared. In the 1960s, there were fewer than 500 pairs in the United States, because of fire, pesticides, habitat destruction and pollution.
Thank you to the endangered species and the laws of environmental protection and other conservation efforts, the bald eagle, although still considered "threatened" was reduced from the brink of extinction.
As entrepreneur, what can you learn about eagles back from setbacks, small or large? Are you facing the total "extinction" of your organization or do you want to avoid this possibility before it is closer?
Consider what the eagles can teach you regain or maintain the status of your business from your perch atop the cliffs overlooking the corner of large parts of the world!
Develop eagle eye
Eagles are known for their excellent views. They can scan thousands of acres as they soar to 10,000 feet above the ground. Eagles have two interests, allowing them to simultaneously view the front and side. An eagle can spot a single fish up several hundred feet in the air.
This view holds could be useful even if you do different from a lake. Honestly assess how you attention: Are you able to look below the surface of a question to see the source of conflict? What is your level of understanding of people and problems in your organization? If you have trouble are you willing to hire professional resources you might need for you to visualize precisely the situation?
You must develop a double vision of the eagle to recover distressed companies. First, try to see clearly in this, the honest appraisal of current realities of your situation. Then at the same time developing a positive vision the future of the organization. In other words, to get through setbacks, you must be in the moment, but also capable to look beyond the moment. Do not get caught up in anxiety and self-pity on the obstacles you face.
To pull out of a crisis, you must make a realistic assessment of where you stand and how you got there as honestly as possible. Get as much information as you can to others. Determine both how you got off course and what the strengths of your organization that will allow you to compete again. Gather people around you that you believe may provide new insights and ideas for recovery and listen carefully to what they have to say.
Adapt by adopting a plan of action
Eagles Nest are among five and ten feet in diameter – some may weigh up to a ton! They are built in trees or cliffs near the coast for access easy fishing. If a natural disaster destroys the nest of an eagle pair will not spend their time arguing about who or what is to blame for their loss. Instead, they work together to rebuild the nest in time for the breeding season.
Assess your team what you have made your current state of crisis. Form a unified vision for your future and get to work on building your nest. Make your vision. Many organizations vision statements of little use other than to adorn a plaque in the lobby. Others may have already lived through their vision and mission declared but has been caught up in daily crises and have lost sight of their original goals and have no plan of action to achieve them.
Revisit your vision existing organization and determine if it is applicable to current realities. Can it be adapted? Or does it create a new vision the future altogether, given the current situation and prospects for the future? Always keep in mind the need to move forward. Action is power.
Sharpen your claws of the decision
When an eagle hunting, he rushed down to seize its prey with powerful, sharp talons that produce about 1,000 pounds of pressure per square inch in each foot.
Do you have the same degree of force within yourself? You need this kind of determination to succeed even when you're not in a struggle to avoid extinction. When you are threatened you need is all the more.
When you can say with certainty that you have the desire to carry the success of your organization, you must consider the executives and see if they too share the strength and desire. Your key staff must be fully invested in your efforts for the team and the organization as a whole to succeed.
Opponents negative between the key players are not likely to buy become your vision. You can always use your own power to try to convey the message to them once you've determined how long you can wait their buy-in. If your opponents are not on board within a reasonable amount of time you might have to use these claws to lift and place on the far shore so that you and your team can fly to success.
Protect Your Nest and your Fledglings
Eagles are very progressive by the standards of man in terms of gender roles. They mate for life and both parents share all hunting, incubation, nest watch, eaglet feeding and breeding and functions until their young can fly at about 12 weeks. Despite their ferocious protective and tender attention to the needs of young eagles about only 50% of eaglets hatched survive their first year.
This figure is reminiscent statistics often quoted one about business failure, is not it? Consider the chicks as analogous to your "new" organization that emerges from your new focus on the vision, objectives and action plan for achieving them. Like the care, feeding, and training eaglets is not an individual sport and nurture the growth of the organization after the crisis will require everyone to operate.
Your coverage must be diligent. Guard your organization fiercely against predators in the shape of your competitors. They may seek to remove an institution newly reorganized. You can find other companies trying to recruit the best talent in you, for example, while your body struggles to keep. If tend to your talent with an attentive eye on the operations and resources.
Throughout this process, you must remain constantly vigilant to know everything – good and bad – it's happening so that you can avoid being blinded by a sudden storm or marauders seeking to destroy your work.
Survive and prosper, Chemin de l'Aigle
Early in the history of the United States, the bald eagle White was faced with struggles. Ben Franklin was originally proposed the wild turkey as a symbol of life of the nation of Liberty, Spirit and Democracy. Fortunately, he did not get his way and the rest of the founding fathers had prevailed in the appointment of bald eagle as the national emblem. "After all, a "Nation of Eagles" has such a better ring to the "Nation of turkeys," said Al Cecere, president of the American Eagle Foundation.
Then, after nearly wiping eagles face of humanity earth turned its efforts to save the noble bird. After four decades, this attention has borne fruit in a population relaunched eagle. This patience and determination are yet another metaphor, you should take if your organization is facing with "extinction". You should not expect a complete change overnight in the circumstances that caused your problems. You need a sense of purpose even when prospects seem bleak. You must also rely on a trusted team to help you achieve the goals support your vision of the revitalized organization. Although it may take some time, you can soar in thermals again!
(C) 2007 Dan Stockdale, Adventures in Leadership
About the Author
Dan is the author of the book “Taming Tigers” and President of Adventures in Leadership, Inc., a speaking, consulting and educational firm that specializes in applying his Taming Tigers Techniques to improve organizational effectiveness, enhance sales performance and increase revenue. Dan has served as an expert guest on Fox News, Hannity & Colmes; The Big Story with John Gibson and Fox News Live. He has also been an expert source for the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Boston Globe, AOL (America Online) and many other media outlets. You can find out more about Dan Stockdale by calling 877.3.JUNGLE or by visiting his website at http://www.AdventuresInLeadership.com
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