RecentlyonmyFacebookpageIsharedthefollowing,whichIcopiedfromanotherpost, Itrytobeagoodperson,butthensomeonepullsoutinfrontofmedoingtenbelowthespeedlimitandIgotta tryagaintomorrow
Ishareditbecauseitmademelaugh,andbecauseitistrue,wellcertainlythepartaboutfolksgoingtenbelow thespeedlimit ThenIthoughtaboutwhythatbothersmesomuch,Imeanreally,howmuchlongerwillittake metogetsomewhere,particularlyinBrandon,ifIamgoing40insteadof50,orifwewerehonest,50insteadof 60 Thetruthis,notmuchlonger
ButIliveandworkatthespeedlimit,ataminimum.
Speedlimitsaredesignedtoreduceriskandaredeterminedbyavarietyoffactors traffic,pedestrianvolume, androaddesign.Whentheyareset,theyassumethatroadandweatherconditionsareideal.Thatmeansin poorconditionssuchasicyroadsorlowvisibility,thepostedspeedlimitistoofast.
Ifyouapplythattobusiness,thepaceofyourworkandthedemandofthepeoplearoundyou,potentially movingatafasterspeed,doesn’tnecessarilymeanyouhavetokeepup,ordoesit?Inourworkplace,wemove quick,forsomeitcouldfeellikechaos,forus,it’snormal.
Ifyourbusinessandyourteamaremovingwellandatasimilarpace,wecouldassumeyouarealsoproductive, andfingerscrossed,efficient.Ifthereissomeonemovingataconsiderablyslowerpace,dotheyimpedethe functionalityoftheentireteam?Iwouldvoteyestothatquestion Intermsofaspeedlimit,initstechnical definition,driversshouldbedrivingataspeedbelowwhat’spostedbecausethatisthemaximumspeed allowed However,adrivershouldnotdriveaspeedthatimpedesnormalorreasonabletrafficflow,andneither shouldateammemberworkdramaticallyslowerthanthepaceofthebusinessortheteam
Afellowteammembernotdrivingwiththetrafficflowofyourbusinessisaquestionofaninabilitytokeepup,or anunwillingnesstokeepup Ihaveseenboth
WehaveaneclecticteamatCW2
ConstructionandGuardianFencing, meaning,everyonehasastyle,orapproach, tohowtheymanagetheirbusy ness.Butwe allmoveatapacethatcomplimentseach other,wehavelearnedtofunctionwithinthe confinesofthehourswehavetoworkwith thedemandsoftheprojects,theclients,and ourownlives Wealsohavealotoffun together,andthankfully,welaughalot,and often
Ithinkthelasttwoyearsofvolatilityconnedusintothinkingourpandemic pacewasnormal,alas,2022,has remindedusofwhatbusyfeelslike Ittakesusallabitoftimetogetuptofullspeed Atourshop,weseemtoget intothechaosandspeedoftheseasonandthenrealizeweareinthechaosandspeedoftheseason,andquite honestly,wearealwaysalittlesurprised AndIwouldtellyou,weareateamthatneedstobebusy,weareateam thatneedstobemovingfast Iwouldtellyou;wethriveonitandourbusinessdependsonit
Eachbusinesshasitsownspeed,itsownkindofchaos,itsownteamdynamic,anditsownculturalacceptanceof speed Thefasteryougo,themorecommittedyouneedtobewhenyoumakedecisionsbecauseyouhaveless timeandfeweroptionstochangeyourmind Whenmovingfast,youmustpayattention,bealert,andbefocused Adriverneedstounderstandhowfasttheircarcanbedriven,justlikeabusinessowner/leaderneedstoknow howfastyourteamcanmove Ifyoumisjudge,theriskamplifiesforthefunctionalityofthevehicle,andyour abilitytonavigateconditions,justlikeyourbusiness.
Thespeedofyourbusinessissetbythedemandandthedeliverables.Itisalwaysanexcellentideatobe comfortablewiththespeedyou’redriving,justnotsocomfortablethatyou’redoing30 mphbelowthespeedlimit insafeconditions.
TheBrandonChamberofCommercehadabusy monthcomingoutofsummerandjumpingintofall WekickedoffourfirsteventofthemonthwithourFirst FridayCoffeeonSeptember2nd.Thelongweekend countdownwason,andpeoplewereeagertomingle overtheirmorningcoffee.Theturnoutwasgreat,and ourmembersgottomeetthenewstaff,aswellas someboardmembers!
DaytodaytaskspickeduphereattheChamberas committeemeetingsbeganagain,alongwithsome largercelebrations,suchasRedKayak'sgrand opening,ortheCARMbarbeque.
Thursday,September15thwasabusydayforthe BrandonChamberteam,asweheldbothour SeptemberLuncheon,aswellastheSeptember BusinessAfter5,onthesameday
OurLuncheonwassponsoredbySunriseCreditUnion, andheldattheKeystoneCentre,whoalsoservedan incrediblelunchfortheattendees!MeganFoster, founderofMosaicEngagement,spokeon"Navigating
theShiftingLandscapeofEmployment".Emergingfroma pandemicmeansthatthedefinitionofworkculturehas changed,andwhatthatmightlooklikenow.Meganalso spokeonthecurrentemploymentshortage,andwhythis makesretentionapriorityformostbusinessownersnow.
TheBusinessAfter5washostedbytheBackyardon Aberdeen,whoalsoheldtheirribboncuttingat4pm Rick Chrest,thecurrentMayorofBrandon,wastheretogivea warmwelcomeandcongratulationstoAida&herteam Thefood,presentation,andconversationweregreatand wecongratulatetheBackyardonAberdeenontheir grandopening!
Octoberwillbeabusymonthbetweentheupcoming election,SmallBusinessWeek,aswellastheChamber's regularevents.Wewillevenbecelebratingourmembers whohavemilestonebusinessanniversariesthisyear,so besuretokeepaneyeoutforalistofnews,updates, events,andmore!TheChamberstaffareexcitedtosee whatOctoberbrings,andcan'twaittoseeyouthere!
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If you can't attend a Chamber event during the day, that's okay! This month's Business After 5 is a great opportunity to interact with other Chamber members and take a look at what Career Connections is up to It's completely free, but we do ask for you to register
5:00pm 7:00pm | Wednesday, October 12th, 2022
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TheBrandonChamberofCommerceisexcitedtocelebrateSmallBusinessWeek, October16-22,2022.Belowyoucanfind3grantsthatarecurrentlyavailablefor businessownershereinBrandon!
ThisprogramistoassistSME'stohirefirst yearapprentices Eligiblebusinessescanreceiveupto$20000in financialincentives Notonlydoesthissupportthebusinessitself,butitallowsfirst yearapprenticestolearnand growintheirtrade.Formoreinformation,visitwww.canada.ca/en/employment social development/programs/apprentice service program.html
TheIGPprovidesfinancialassistancestoSMEstoassistthemindevelopingandcommercializingnewinnovative productsandprocesses.Theprogramswillassistwiththedevelopmentandgrowthstagesofthebusinesslife cycletoreducetherisksofproductdevelopment.Visitwww.canada.ca/en/employment social development/programs/apprentice service program.htmlformoreinformation.
TheClimateActionToolkitforManitobaBusinessisacollaborationbetweentheManitobaChambersof CommerceandtheInternationalInstituteforSustainableDevelopment.ThistoolkitwascreatedforSMEswho maynothavethefinancialmeansorhumanresourcestoimplementclimateactionplans.Itincludeschecklists, casestudies,andfurtherresourcestohelpSMEsgetstartedonreducingtheirGHGemissions.Formore information,visithttps://mbchamber.mb.ca/home/initiatives resources/climate action toolkit for manitoba business/
