Early Warning Signs: An Alarming Topic!<\/h2>\n

When your home security alarm goes off, what is your assumption? Has the alarm tripped because of a malfunction? Did someone open a door or window by accident?<\/p>\n

That’s usually the case, isn’t it? It hardly ever goes off because there is a real<\/em> problem. So when the alarm trips, the only reason we pay attention is because we need to take action to make it stop.<\/p>\n

What alarms do you have in place for your organization?<\/h3>\n

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• Do you have reports that point out exceptions to your financials?<\/li>\n
• Do you receive complaints from customers?<\/li>\n
• Do you have someone who monitors industry trends?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

  Maybe the answer is yes, yes, and yes. But the question that comes next is the most important<\/em>.<\/p>\n

  What do you do when the alarm goes off?<\/strong> If the answer is nothing, then you probably don’t have the right alarms.<\/p>\n

  Every organization needs alarms.<\/h3>\n

  The challenge is to set up the ones that really matter. Ask yourself the following questions:<\/p>\n

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  1. What are your organization\u2019s risks to sustainable success?<\/li>\n
  2. What are the early warning signs?<\/li>\n
  3. What signals can we produce when the early warning sign presents itself?<\/li>\n
  4. Most importantly, what are we going to do when that signal occurs?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

     Alarms that induce action are essential for all organizations. Alarms that don’t are just noise.<\/p>\n

     Ignoring the importance of alarms and\/or having the wrong alarms will result in your organization becoming reactive.<\/p>\n

     Establishing the right alarms and taking action before an emergency develops can mean the difference between being in the middle of the pack and being an industry leader.<\/p>\n

     Industry leader<\/em>…..that sounds pretty good, doesn’t it?<\/p>\n

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