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| February 01, 2006 | Mensah, Albert | COPYRIGHT 2006 National Association of Credit Management. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

As with every other business sector, in recent years the credit management industry has been negatively impacted. The weakened U.S. economy--acerbated by many factors including downsizing, mergers, and acquisitions--has led to employees feeling undervalued in their organizations ... and even job layoffs.

These obstacles may appear, at first glance, to be huge, even insurmountable. What are effective ways to keep employees' morale up? How can you continue to motivate staff to perform constantly higher levels of customer service and satisfaction amidst layoffs or other office changes? The questions are complex.

But I'd like to tell you that the solutions are obtainable. In fact, I'm here to say something more important, something which I hope you'll soon take to heart: not only are there solutions out there, there also are available to you unmatched opportunities to succeed and grow beyond your wildest dreams. I mean this on both a professional and personal level.

The Land Of Opportunity

Let's begin by defining the word 'opportunity: According to the Webster Collegiate Dictionary, opportunity means: A favorable juncture of circumstances, a good chance for advancement or progress.

That's a pretty good definition, but a bit subdued for my tastes. Here's my definition of opportunity: The gift God gave us to have a full-tilt boogie life.

I don't know about you, but I like my definition much better! It gets me excited just reading the words!

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