Posts tagged recession
#645 Lee Safar: A Growth Mindset

This is a series called "Leading Yourself and Others in Uncertain Times" and is specifically focused on the uncertain times ahead economically, politically, and logistically (including supply chains). This series, hosted by MAP IT FORWARD Founder Lee Safar, is intended to inspire proactive action in leadership in relation to the anticipated challenges ahead.

In this final installment of this 5 part series, we're exploring how to position yourself, in a practical way, to have a growth mindset ahead of uncertain times. You're likely to thrive as a business owner and an employee if you are focused on the things discussed in this episode.

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#644 Lee Safar: Your Team

This is a series called "Leading Yourself and Others in Uncertain Times" and is specifically focused on the uncertain times ahead economically, politically, and logistically (including supply chains). This series, hosted by MAP IT FORWARD Founder Lee Safar, is intended to inspire proactive action in leadership in relation to the anticipated challenges ahead.

In this 4th installment of this 5 part series, we're discussing the importance of your team - showing them respect, being transparent with them, helping them navigate mental health issues, and approaching conversations about working together over the challenging period ahead so that you all come out of this successfully.

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#643 Lee Safar: Inflation

This is a series called "Leading Yourself and Others in Uncertain Times" and is specifically focused on the uncertain times ahead economically, politically, and logistically (including supply chains). This series, hosted by MAP IT FORWARD Founder Lee Safar, is intended to inspire proactive action in leadership in relation to the anticipated challenges ahead.

In this 3rd episode of the series, we speak directly about inflation and how you can prepare your revenue streams and buy power to protect against inflation (or at the very least soften the blow) with specific examples for coffee roasters and cafe owners.

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#642 Lee Safar: The Impact

This is a series called "Leading Yourself and Others in Uncertain Times" and is specifically focused on the uncertain times ahead economically, politically, and logistically (including supply chains). This series, hosted by MAP IT FORWARD Founder Lee Safar, is intended to inspire proactive action in leadership in relation to the anticipated challenges ahead.

In this 2nd episode of the series, we consider the impact of the uncertain times ahead on your business and the people involved in it. Asking the question "How are the issues happening around me likely to impact my business" is a focal discussion of this episode.

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#641 Lee Safar: Understanding The Situation

This is a series called "Leading Yourself and Others in Uncertain Times" and is specifically focused on the uncertain times ahead economically, politically, and logistically (including supply chains). This series, hosted by MAP IT FORWARD Founder Lee Safar, is intended to inspire proactive action in leadership in relation to the anticipated challenges ahead.

In this first episode, Lee explores the importance of "understanding the situation" you are being faced with and the advantages for those who put the effort into gaining that understanding as uncertain times unfold.

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#610 Lee Safar: Preparing Baristas & Roasters for a Recession

This is the 5th in a 5-part series of The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast with Lee Safar exploring ways you might best prepare your business or career in coffee for the upcoming recession. The information discussed in this episode is a taste of the information Lee has been sharing with coffee consulting clients around the world over the past 12 months to prepare them and their businesses for the challenging times ahead of them.

In this final episode of the series, we're discussing focus points for employees in the coffee industry (e.g. baristas and roasters), who may be the most vulnerable in our community, during the upcoming recession.

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#609 Lee Safar: How to Keep Your Coffee Customers During a Recession

This is the 4th in a 5-part series of The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast with Lee Safar exploring ways you might best prepare your business or career in coffee for the upcoming recession. The information discussed in this episode is a taste of the information Lee has been sharing with coffee consulting clients around the world over the past 12 months to prepare them and their businesses for the challenging times ahead of them.

In this 4th episode, we explore some of the options available to you when an economic downturn ramps up and customers become sensitive to pricing and may be looking for alternatives to make their money stretch further due to inflation. In this episode, we'll provide some examples that may go a long way to helping you retain your current customers without having to sacrifice your standard of quality.

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#608 Lee Safar: Coffee Sales Growth Planning in a Recession

This is the 3rd in a 5-part series of The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast with Lee Safar exploring ways you might best prepare your business or career in coffee for the upcoming recession. The information discussed in this episode is a taste of the information Lee has been sharing with coffee consulting clients around the world over the past 12 months to prepare them and their businesses for the challenging times ahead of them.

In this 3rd episode of the series, we're focusing on growth planning for your business during a recession by strategically identifying what elements of the business need attention to improve your sales and marketing efforts during customer acquisition planning.

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#607 Lee Safar: Review Your Numbers Before The Recession Hits

This is the 2nd in a 5-part series of The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast with Lee Safar exploring ways you might best prepare your business or career in coffee for the upcoming recession. The information discussed in this episode is a taste of the information Lee has been sharing with coffee consulting clients around the world over the past 12 months to prepare them and their businesses for the challenging times ahead of them.

In this 2nd episode of the series, Lee explains the different financials you should be reviewing for your business ahead of the upcoming recession hitting. If there are numbers you don't know how to access e.g. your Income Statement/P&L contact your accountant or bookkeeper and ask them to help you.

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#606 Lee Safar: Preparing for the Upcoming Recession

This is the first in a 5 part series of The Daily Coffee Pro Podcast with Lee Safar exploring ways you might best prepare your business or career in coffee for the upcoming recession. The information discussed in this episode is a taste of the information Lee has been sharing with coffee consulting clients around the world over the past 12 months to prepare them and their businesses for the challenging times ahead of them.

In this first episode of the series, Lee explains a focal strategy to prepare your business to be focused on pro-active growth when most other businesses will be reacting as the challenges unfold.

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