Fire Watch Services Analysis
In today's society where the buzz phrase is "Secret thinking" people appear to forget that regardless of whether you are dreaming and hoping for the most effective, you still need to get ready for the worst. When learning self defense, you mentally and physically practice the moves just in the event that you are ever attacked. That won't mean you are concentrating on the negative, but rather you are training your head and body just how to act within an instinctive manner, when you will not have a possibility for thought processes. In choir practice, you stand and sing as if you were actually performing. What you practice on will be the way you will react when it is crunch time.
The same thing happens with business. Many people don't want to make arrangements for a crisis. What are you going to do if, heaven forbid, your business face a life changing issue. They come in all forms, Tornados, hurricanes, floods, technology failure, or even your primary client no longer needs your service. What is your contingency plan? What have you done to become prepared for the worst? Do you have your processes in place?
The simplest (and most usual) of these to prevent will be the next client/customer issue. When is enough business enough business? Regardless of whether your company's plate is full, it is essential to continue marketing so you always know where your next client is coming from. Always network; set a portion of a day aside each week to market your business, so you always know where your next client is coming from. Determined by your business, in some cases the client provides you with a warning that they are leaving, but sometimes they just stop coming for no apparent reason. What about something more unexpected?
This week I was one of the chosen few to experience a computer crash. The computer has been sending signs for some time that it was preparing to quit the ghost, but with technology it really is never easy to predict what is simply a worm, spyware, adware, or possibly a pending crash. I don't need to state that for someone who runs their business completely from computer and a home office, having the main computer crash just isn't a great thing. Fortunately for me, I had a plan in place.
When I work with clients to create business plans, I more often than not get the exact same response when I get to the exit plan, or crisis plan. "I don't need that" Some individuals become impatient, some flat out insulted when it's time to discuss what you are going to do if something goes wrong. But one of the main tricks in becoming successful is to organize for when things go wrong. Every crisis always started off small, it's only when the warning signs are ignored that it becomes an important issue. Do you have a contingency plan in place? Have you identified the potential crises that your company risks? Do you determine what you are going to do if your delivery system goes on strike? What are the crises you face now? Are you operating in "fireman mode"? Putting out Fire Watch Guards after fire since they pop up, or do you have a plan in area to keep the fires from happening.
In my case I pay a little bit bit every month for an online back up. Then I back everything up, every day. So after I corrected the cause of the crash, it was a simple matter to restore my back ups. Because I plan for the worst, and hope for the best, most of the times, it turns out that I worried for nothing. However, on those occasions when something goes wrong, and believe me, almost nothing ever goes in line with Plan "A" it really is always good to have a contingency plan in place.
