How to prepare your business for bad weather

My city has recently experienced an intense heat wave in late summer. With temperatures oscillating at a record 111 degrees one afternoon, I realized that I was the only person outside the community college campus where I normally taught enseigne.Les people who I saw outside while driving home looked tired and Stressed by the heat. As I stopped to pick up some things to prepare a light meal and without a cook for my family, I noticed the garbage outside the store overflowing drinking glasses. Inside the sparsely populated store, I saw a few people grabbing watermelon and ice cream. Some others were withdrawing to the ice packs from the freezer. There is no doubt that extreme weather affects business. That day, stores selling cold drinks and ice were encouraged, while most of the retail stores, restaurants and other businesses were slow. 

Retailers often see a significant decrease in traffic during hot and cold waves. Even if your business is not based on human trafficking, your employees may not be able to get to work or stay so committed to their work in case of bad weather. In addition, the supply chain can be significantly disrupted by extreme weather conditions that cause icy roads or air traffic lag. Since even the best weather forecaster can not fully predict how climate changes affect a company during an extreme event it can take to keep your business afloat during bad weather. Create a weather communication plan. Be clear about the configuration expectations and communication guidelines for your employees in case of bad weather. If you have to close your business due to a climate emergency, you do not want some of your employees are trying to do it on the jobsite. Inform them through group text or through your website any closures or delays in operation. For the same reason, have clear communication with your vendors and suppliers on what happens when unexpected events relate to the weather. Even though the weather can be a surprise, the way you handle the situation does not have to be. Visit the short-term weather forecast. As a business owner, they are used to monitor economic prospects and business news. 

You must add this list to the new time. Here is an example. Knowing that his customers buy more soup in a cold, damp and windy climate, Soup Company de Campbell is very attentive to the weather conditions. It combines advertising even forecasts in some markets with an algorithm called "Misery Index". So, if you listen to a Campbell soup radio ad, it is quite possible that time is unhappy. product line. I remember a small new company in my town that mainly sell shakes and shakes. The Hawaiian stand seemed to drive through fast activity during the summer tourist season. As autumn approached, however, he looked carefully at menu items that would reflect future changes in temperature. Maybe the soup? Hot drinks But nothing seemed to change and, of course, I saw a "sold" sign on the closed doors before the end of the year. Seasonal changes are predictable, but you can also experience the cold wave from time to time in summer and hot in winter spell. Have options for your clients, so they can meet your needs in a year-round. Check your insurance coverage. The Red Cross calls the Louisiana flood the worst natural disaster in the US. Since Hurricane Sandy in 2012 and believes that their response efforts should reach at least $ 30 million. Extreme weather events, such as the recent floods in Louisiana, can devastate your business. Rafael Lemaitre, a FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) representative, reported Aug. 21 that more than 25,000 people in Louisiana had already filed flood-related claims. More than 25 000 have filed claims for Flood #LAFlood. @FEMA has already approved more than $ 11 million in advance * * paiements.- Rafael Lemaitre (@FEMAspox) of August 21, 2016Request a risk assessment of the weather in your business and business assets of your company.

A contact list of people to notify, including supervisors, fellow board members, family members of clients and the insurance company. The location and how to get to the nearest emergency shelter. Contact your fire department or local police if you do not know. Finally, it is important to remember that bad weather does not always affect us predictably. Francesca Gino of the Harvard professor and his research team asked 200 adults to predict the impact of weather conditions on labor productivity. More than 80 percent of respondents predicted that good weather would increase productivity and that bad weather would decrease productivity. However, this assumption can not keep in the real world of work. As part of their research, for example, the Harvard team examined the results of a Tokyo bank showing that its workers were more productive in stormy weather in a clear and sunny weather. Harvard's team monitoring studies have confirmed the trend. On a bad day, people are more focused on their job not because time makes them moody, but because they have fewer thoughts they distract from what might otherwise be off, "Gino said in an article "In fact, distraction and cognitive error rates were higher during sunny days than bad weather." Perhaps this research shows that even the best time plans can be thrown on a beautiful day .