The world can be a frightful place and circumstances can cast even the most successful businesses and people into a downward spiral. It sometimes seems that one horrible situation follows another pulling it's unwitting participants downward into the dark abyss of hopelessness as one catastrophe piles upon another; fueled by negativity.
I was recently asked by a newly hired business associate to organize and redesign his office. The firm that hired him had been beset by a number of unfortunate and untimely circumstances. The fateful events began with the unexpected passing of it's principle broker, followed by the illnesses and retirement of several of it's employees. The succession of death and illness quickly contributed to the unraveling of a once vibrant and successful business. Although, the dwindling staff had done it's best to recoup from these extenuating events, the atmosphere within the organization was palatable and heavy like the caustic Hawaiian vog the seeps over the mountains into the valleys when the trade winds have disappeared.
The newly hired associate immediately recognized that the office needed a face lift desperately and called JDS Consulting to help get things organized. The simple act of cleaning and organizing his new office had an instantaneous effect on everyone working there. Almost overnight the office transformed from drab to fab. The phones started ringing again, clients started coming in and the gloom lifted.
Sometimes saving a sinking ship starts with rearranging the deck chairs.
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