So you want to increase your productivity!

You want greater profits!

You want your company’s stock to increase… You want to get a huge bonus check or higher take home pay…… All you have to do is increase your company’s productivity and profit margin…….

But wait!

The Chinese markets are doing poorly. Europe has not done well in years and the USA may be headed towards another recession.

With all that bad economic news…. How can you possibly accomplish your goal???

You work hard, do lots of research, you trying to find the way.

The way to success during hard times is really quite simple. Walt Disney had the answer. He actually had an animated bear sing the answer on how to accomplish an increased productivity in the face of a bad economy.

Look for the bare necessities                                   

The simple bare necessities

Forget about your worries and your strife

I mean the bare necessities

That's why a bear can rest at ease

With just the bare necessities of life   

  

So just try and relax, yeah cool it

In 2013 Honeywell has been trying to improve productivity across its four divisions and consolidate its businesses to bolster profit. The chief executive, David M. Cote, said  general cost cuts pushed up margins. They reported a 17 percent increase in profit, as cost cuts more than made up for flat revenue. Its shares were up 3.79 percent, or $2.71, to $74.18 in trading on the New York Stock Exchange.

             

 

In 2007 The Gap had a huge drop in sales yet, their profit margin went up. Thanks to some timely tailoring, shares of Gap (GPS) jumped 27% on Nov. 21 even as the retailer's sales fell 8%. They have been able to post higher profits by slashing expenses in the face of declining revenues.

Cost cutting is a short term goal to get you through those bad years when the economy is hurting. When people do not have the money to spend because of bad times…. Looking for complex answers will not get you the results you need. There are just times when you have to cut back to the bear necessities.  

 And don't spend your time lookin' around

For something you want that can't be found

When you find out you can live without it

And go along not thinkin' about it

I'll tell you something true

The bare necessities of life will come to you

 By Raul Gorrin