Leaders need to proactively adopt turnaround leadership behaviors to guide organizations to prosperity. It is vitally important to communicate constantly and effectively to ensure alignment with new goals.

“All of us find ourselves in a turn-around situation, needing the skills to transform business and help it survive, much less thrive during these difficult times. Today requires our existing leaders engage in different behaviors and attitudes and acquire new skills and competencies. In the past, we have often seen companies purposefully hire turn-around leaders

who were skilled in transforming a business when it was declining. Today, this is not a viable or desirable option for so many businesses affected by the epic plunder. As a result, it is imperative that our current leaders determine how they need to adjust their leadership behaviors to navigate the changes surrounding them — and do it immediately. This task sounds easy, but it is often one of the most difficult.”

ColoradoBiz Magazine, July 15, 2009, “Not Business as Usual”

By Dr. Christine Riordan