You only have to turn on the TV or radio or look at a newspaper to realise that we are in difficult times. Whether the pundits are right or wrong about how bad it is now and is going to get, it is certainly a recession beyond the experience of almost anyone of working age today. Doing more of the same is not an option.

Different times need different responses. Here are a couple to help you:

1. My partners in Learning Consortium have devised a programme for senior leaders to help them to address the personal and organisational challenges that they face. Leading in Times of Change is available to organisations as a framework for development around the issues they face. More information at the Learning Consortium website - click here.

2. Some alternative strategies and responses - including using employee participation to great effect - are included in an article on Change Management in Difficult Times available for download by clicking here.

Hopefully some ideas to help you and your organisation not only survive, but begin to thrive again.

Best wishes

Geof