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How the Right Mindset Can Help Your Company Thrive in Challenging Times

March 14, 2022

The past few years have presented challenge after challenge for many businesses. Some companies have had to pivot or change direction entirely to stay afloat while others found that they had to make major adjustments to their operations or ways of working.

When the going gets tough, it’s easy to want to throw in the towel and walk away. But developing the right mindset can help you face any challenges that come your way. With the right mindset, you’re more likely to learn from challenging situations and make your company better. Here’s how mindset can help your business thrive even in the most taxing circumstances.

It Encourages You to Adjust

A flexible mindset allows you to make changes and adjustments as needed so your company can bounce back quickly when trouble comes its way. For example, a supply chain problem might prevent one of the factories that produce your company’s primary product from receiving the parts it needs to produce the next batch.

If you have a flexible mindset, you’ll be able to brainstorm options. You might switch providers, tinker with the design of the product to see if it can be produced without that part, or change factories. Without that flexibility, you would not be able to make the changes necessary to keep production going. Insisting on doing things a certain way, even if that way no longer works, can lead to disrupted production, disappointed customers, and a drop in business profits.

It Builds Resiliency

The right mindset helps your company become more resilient. Think about how you react when you experience troubles or difficulties. Do you give up right away and decide to try something else? Or, do you keep at it, exploring different methods and options until you find something that sticks?

Having a perseverance mindset makes you and your company more resilient. If you know that you can try something different or accept that it’s worthwhile to take a different approach from time to time, you’ll be better able to pick up the pieces when something goes wrong.

It Gives You a Fresh Perspective

Your mindset during a crisis can help you look at the situation in a new way, particularly if you look at the circumstances in a new light. Adopting a beginner’s mindset allows you to see opportunities where you previously overlooked or ignored them.

For example, if your company’s usual way of doing things is no longer an option, due to a natural disaster, a change in the market, or any number of other reasons, looking at the situation with fresh eyes or as if you’ve never seen it before can help you find new ways of operating. If your current production methods are no longer an option, you might decide to try a new factory or a new method. Similarly, if you have to cut your workforce or need to switch to remote work, approaching the situation with the mind of a beginner can help you look past previous obstacles.

It Clarifies Concerns

Sometimes, it can be challenging to see the forest for the trees. Adjusting your mindset can clarify your situation and help you see what the issue really is. Adopting a beginner’s mindset is one way to clarify your situation. When you look at what’s going on in your company as if you were someone completely new to the situation, you’ll be better able to see what the issue is.

Once you gain that clarity, it becomes easier to decide on a path forward and how to proceed.

It Encourages You to Keep Going

When you adopt a growth mindset, you realize that challenges, whether big or small, aren’t reasons to give up. Looking at difficult situations as opportunities to improve and grow helps your company carry on, even when you might want to give up.

Even in the toughest of times, your company can grow. How you approach the situation and your way of thinking about it play key roles in determining your company’s fate. Working with a virtual CFO can also help your company weather crises and emerge stronger and more resilient in the end. To learn more about working with a virtual CFO, contact New Direction Capital today.

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