Already fed up with the Election!

And it's not even taken place yet!

Last week was a challenge in trying to talk with clients as the UK felt like the Mary Celeste. So many companies reported that employees had stayed at home during the snow that hit most parts of the country, that many appeared to being managed by the caretaker and the tea lady.

At last, as the snow has turned into rivers, employees have been forced to return to their offices and switch back into work mode.

And the topic of conversation that keeps cropping up? The election. More specifically the fact that whilst there appears little doubt as to which party will win it, no-one seems to have much of a clue what their economic policies are and how they will affect all of our companies.

The result? Inertia. We have been told that a number of assignments that were due to have been signed off in December and January are now “on hold” whilst CEO’s rethink the first quarters business strategy as they try to second guess what changes the election result might have.

Meanwhile back in the engine room, line managers are tearing their hair out as they continue to work with the thinnest of resources.

Just as a levee will break with spring flood waters; so this ‘sit on the fence and wait to see’ will break once businesses have more confidence in the economy. It feels as though we’re in the last furlong, but stumbling rather than sprinting towards the finishing line.