Are we done Stompin' yet?

Sure, Stampede is now over. Some of you might be thinking about all the work you have to do this week to make up for the lack of productivity last week. We all expect that 10 days of Stampede means nothing gets done except for absolute priorities and things in the hospitality industry. I am sure we will all catch up shortly as there has been a lack of work to do this whole year, for most of us. So many business owners and managers I know have been spending their time this year panicking, or cutting, or working 10x harder trying to find a way to manage without the normal range of business. We need to do something about it.

We have just slightly less than 6 months to change our stompin' attitudes, to try to save people’s jobs, and create new work flow; we need a new outlook as a whole! This has been a pretty crappy year for most people. Our morale has been stomped, our hope has been stomped, our skills have been questioned and stomped, our investments and cash have been stomped, and our physical and mental well being has been stomped. I really am speaking to the majority, as those who are really booming, loving life, making good money, enjoying no stress, and having a ton of fun are comparatively non-existent.

Businesses as a whole have lost so much money, most paying out in expenses more than they are making in revenue. For employees, that means lay-offs, or cuts in other forms in order for the businesses to keep the doors open. This year we have seen industries across the board close, claim bankruptcy, lay off employees, experience wage roll-backs, cut benefits, cut worker hours, stock options dissipated, and I am sure I am missing some of the other workplace stompin’ that has been happening, like the psychological effects on employees and employers. No one person or business has been safe, worldwide actually, except for government. They got raises and bonuses. Those not working in government live and work in fear. Enough! We’ve had enough!

So, let us cease with the stompin’ that started last fall. Let’s get back to being creative, making some money, being open minded to new ideas, and start anew! It is a new day to start the year over, one without any more stompin’!