{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ICCU","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.iccu.com","author_name":"ICCU","author_url":"https:\/\/www.iccu.com\/blog\/author\/iccu_author\/","title":"Ward off Complacency in Your Business with These Five Tips","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"ZM1lLMUiRh\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iccu.com\/blog\/financial-education\/ward-off-complacency\/\">Ward off Complacency in Your Business with These Five Tips<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iccu.com\/blog\/financial-education\/ward-off-complacency\/embed\/#?secret=ZM1lLMUiRh\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Ward off Complacency in Your Business with These Five Tips&#8221; &#8212; ICCU\" data-secret=\"ZM1lLMUiRh\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.iccu.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.iccu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Business-Woman-Working.jpg","thumbnail_width":530,"thumbnail_height":380,"description":"Is it too soon to start thinking about new year\u2019s resolutions? We don\u2019t think so. Without putting thought into what you\u2019d like to accomplish and perhaps do differently in the coming year, you risk complacency in your business. And complacent is a dangerous thing for a company to be. Complacency tends to trickle down. If you are complacent, your team is feeling it. If you aren\u2019t striving to be better why should they? On the flip side, employees who are engaged in their work tend to be happier, more productive, more loyal, and provide better service. You know all those goals you just set? Share them with your staff. Give them insight on just what it is you are all striving for every day. When they do good work, recognize it. Give them a reason to keep working hard. There\u2019s no such thing as the perfect business. Even if things are going well, there\u2019s always a way to make things better. Realizing this is the best way to ward off complacency. There are various angles to consider when looking to improve your business. Can you increase your return on investment? Are there processes you could streamline to increase efficiency and decrease cost? Are there things you could do to make your employee\u2019s lives better? Don\u2019t wait to address these things until they\u2019re unavoidable issues. Keeping a vigilant look for ways to improve will make for an all-around better environment from employee to consumer to business owner."}