You’re probably won’t like what I say next, but here goes. The Bad News Your problems in your business, such as: systems and processes not working well sales performance not good enough cash flow challenges staff turnover too high recruiting people who aren’t quite right culture not right productivity too low are all caused by […]
Hello David here. Imagine that it is February 2019, that's two and a half months from now, now being the 15th of November 2018 and you’re stepping into the business for the first time after the break. And you have a clear plan about how you're going to have some very important conversations with people […]
Strategy, whether in war, sport or commerce is all about ease and speed. The secret weapon that enhances ease and speed, is too often hidden by focus on results, outcomes. The secret weapon is culture. Culture of the team, the organisation, the club. We can easily see that weapon at play in organisations and teams […]
I’ve been an executive coach for two decades and before that a leader in defence, law-enforcement and commerce. Despite that, I’m still learning to be a better leader myself as I help others. I was asked recently if I could distil everything about being a great leader down to three traits. I described those traits […]
Hello. As a business owner, when you are seeking to improve your business, how much do you focus on the tangible elements - your products and services, your systems and processes, or your tools and equipment? During my 20 years as an executive coach serving public and private companies, both large and small and government […]
Stress and anxiety, there’s a lot of it going around right now, yes? The following arises from my experience in high risk, high performance and high stakes activity in covert operations and commerce. When we are stressed or anxious, we are in fight, flight or freeze mode and the following can happen: Blood goes away […]
Here’s how you can tell if you are: Persistent problems in your business. You feel it’s too risky to approach the perpetrator/s. You don’t want to make it worse. You kid yourself that it will get better naturally. You have a feeling of guilt about it, sometimes keeping you awake at night. Whilst these feelings […]
Hello, David here. Look, I thought I’d share this idea with you. Over the last 20 years as an executive coach, leadership consultant and trainer for my clients, I’ve realised that there’s one primary cause for all the persistent problems that these businesses that my clients have. The problems I’m talking about are low morale, […]
I’ve been banging on about difficult conversations for a while now, leading to my workshop on 24th October. Whilst that workshop is about how to conduct difficult conversations with others, it’s also a framework for having the most difficult conversations ever, the ones we try to have with ourselves. By failing to conduct those conversations […]
After nearly two decades of providing my executive coaching service to leaders and executives across the workplace spectrum, I’m able to attest that the greatest cause of workplace dysfunction and poor performance is this: The inability to conduct difficult conversations in a timely manner That inability lies not only with leaders, managers, supervisors, but also […]
