Title – Never mind the crocs, the pubs are running drySource – The Times
Date – 5th February 2009
Times are tough all over the world, economically the story has been well told, environmentally we are all aware of global warming, but in Australia the cyclone season has brought a new peril, pubs can’t get new supplies of beer… that is the real problem.
Ignore the crocodiles which have been brought to the doorstep through flooding, ignore the water lapping at the door which silently carries poisonous snakes within striking distance; the beer is running dry…
What has this got to do with us, well firstly I like a good story, life should not be all doom and gloom, even when times are difficult. We should take strength that our situation could be much worse, day to day life is much more difficult in much of the world and we still have it ‘relatively’ good in the UK.
I’m am not going to start predicting ‘Green Shoots’ as some have done, we are not there yet, but when times are at their toughest it gives us the opportunity to look at our businesses, it reveals the faults that get covered up in the good times and even when the crocs are at the door there are ways to keep them outside.
All the escape routes involve dedication and hard work, innovation and diversification. The bold will succeed and those who really put in the effort (and I make a point of differentiating between time and effort, simply putting in more hours is rarely the answer) can pull off survival and even growth and when things pick up they will be at the front of the line.
Can we learn anything from the Australians? Well where as all to often pubs in the UK are portrayed with drunks, violence, disorder and other negative connotations, we don’t get that sense from Australia. Not because they are immune to it, but because they deal with it and focus on the positives; and there are more positives than negatives we just need to make sure that the public starts to see them.
Australian pubs are often at the centre of their communities, much as the local British pub used to be. When we look at the winners in the pub sector those that have maintained this position and still play a real part in their local community are often the winners.
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Times are tough all over the world, economically the story has been well told, environmentally we are all aware of global warming, but in Australia the cyclone season has brought a new peril, pubs can’t get new supplies of beer… that is the real problem.
Ignore the crocodiles which have been brought to the doorstep through flooding, ignore the water lapping at the door which silently carries poisonous snakes within striking distance; the beer is running dry…
What has this got to do with us, well firstly I like a good story, life should not be all doom and gloom, even when times are difficult. We should take strength that our situation could be much worse, day to day life is much more difficult in much of the world and we still have it ‘relatively’ good in the UK.
I’m am not going to start predicting ‘Green Shoots’ as some have done, we are not there yet, but when times are at their toughest it gives us the opportunity to look at our businesses, it reveals the faults that get covered up in the good times and even when the crocs are at the door there are ways to keep them outside.
All the escape routes involve dedication and hard work, innovation and diversification. The bold will succeed and those who really put in the effort (and I make a point of differentiating between time and effort, simply putting in more hours is rarely the answer) can pull off survival and even growth and when things pick up they will be at the front of the line.
Can we learn anything from the Australians? Well where as all to often pubs in the UK are portrayed with drunks, violence, disorder and other negative connotations, we don’t get that sense from Australia. Not because they are immune to it, but because they deal with it and focus on the positives; and there are more positives than negatives we just need to make sure that the public starts to see them.
Australian pubs are often at the centre of their communities, much as the local British pub used to be. When we look at the winners in the pub sector those that have maintained this position and still play a real part in their local community are often the winners.
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