Employees and employers can and must be transformed into team members who perform exceptionally organizations who are preferred. During any economy, and especially during unpredictable and negative times, performance is the only factor that counts and the only indicator that points to the employees and employers who will kept on board and those that won't. Whether you're an employee or employer, make sure that you're kept on board. One way to be kept on board is for employees to view themselves and perform as "team members" and for employers to view themselves and perform as "preferred organizations". It is the productive performance of team members and organizations that produce a measurable "return on investment" and a 'profit" that keeps employers in business and employees on the payroll. Results like these don't happen by accident and without considerate planning to fulfill targeted goals. Results like these are produced when the both groups cooperate to achieve aligned goals and focus their efforts on creating sustainable productive, profit-making and successful relationships.