Soar to Success September 2018

SOAR TO SUCCESS 6HSWHPEHU &RUH %XVLQHVV 6WUDWHJLHV Are Storm Clouds Looming on the Horizon? By Jeanne DeWitt A fter almost 30 years in business and almost the same amount of time with my amazing husband, one thing I have learned is that storm clouds do appear on the horizon from time to time. Sometimes they skirt off north or south of us and the odd time, Mother Nature delivers a direct blow. The question I have is, how prepared are you for those direct blows? In business, many of my colleagues are the type who watch a storm brewing on the horizon and think, Let’s pray that it goes to the North or South. It probably won’t make a direct hit on us anyway. ,W FDQ EH ĆQDQFLDO KXPDQ UHVRXUFHV RSHUDWLRQV or something else. There are numerous storms and sometimes the odd whirlwind, I’ll call that the business tornado, that slams into the belly of your company making a direct hit. 3DLQIXO LVQèW LW" Since my specialty is technology, there are many technology storms that can bring a business to its knees. Viruses, data theft, errors, the human component, and much more. There are ways to prevent these storm clouds and business tornadoes from having a direct impact on your company. You know what it is? It’s the Cloud! OK, I know what you’re thinking. You’re talking about storm clouds, but now you’re