In Kenya, politics is so interwoven with business, and hence every political unrest always affects business revenues. Just last week during one day demonstration, it’s estimated that 3bn was lost.
Turning a crisis into an opportunity requires a proactive and creative approach to navigate the challenges and leverage the situation to your advantage. Here is one of the strategies to help you turn a crisis to an Opportunity.
Adapt and innovate.
One of the skills you need can have as a business owner is adapt and innovate, 3 days is a lot of man hours at your disposal, what can you do with this hours?
Here is what I have resolve to do with mine?
To have a Retreat.(Onsite Retreat)
“Onsite Retreat”-this is when you are lone in the office and with less distraction,
This are the benefits on onsite retreat.
- Relax, Renew. – Retreats provide an opportunity to step away from daily routines and responsibilities, allowing participants to relax and unwind. Being in a less distracted environment can help you relax and release creative mojo.
- Focus: like most business owners we tend to joggle a lot of dollar producing activities and non-dollar producing activities, such a time create an opportunity to focus on what is important in your business- for me now this Maandamano week I choose to focus on Cash flow and Personal development
- Personal growth and Development. – During this quite time, it’s one of the best time to read and finally finish that book.
- Plan. Revist your playbook, what goals had you set and how are you doing on them.
As businesses are closed during the Maandamano days, it’s prudent that the business owners be intentional about that unplanned break. Handling such vital activities during these days will help you save time and resources, since this these vital activities will still occur during the normal days.
As you sharpen the axe during the unplanned break, during the planned day you should perform better and become more effective, while most business are losing, your business will recover faster than the rest.
by David Kariuki.
