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January 16, 2020

The Unfortunate Often Fatal Business Error and How to Easily Prevent It

Photo by chuttersnap on Unsplash No business owner intends to kill their business.  But too often they do, unintentionally. The error is an act of misunderstanding. The aim was to improve the business, not kill it. The problem was that the people didn’t respond to the need or the way to improve. They simply saw it as meaningless […]

January 9, 2020

Your Riskiest Most Stressful Investment You Continually Make in Your Business

Photo by NeONBRAND on Unsplash Unfortunately, too many business owners see this investment as a cost.  It’s even listed in their accounts as a cost, an overhead. If you haven’t already guessed it, we are talking about your payroll. It’s most likely your largest continuous investment. We look after our investments differently to our costs, don’t we? We […]

December 19, 2019

Can You Lead Change Effectively?

Photo by Ross Findon on Unsplash Leading change is one of the most important frequent functions of leadership, isn’t it? Ineffective leadership of change is a big contributor to change programs failing. Here’s where it fails: Inadequate planning and preparation. The reason for change has not been made clear nor compelling. The frequent supportive communication, coaching, patience and […]

December 12, 2019

Give This Gift to Your Employees and Experience Your Workplace Improve...They'll Want to Pass it on to Their Family Too!

Photo by Arisa Chattasa on Unsplash This time of the year many people are looking forward to the festive season. Many people will also experience stress, not only because of the expenses associated with the season, and juggling work and family commitments, but also memories that aren’t always positive. It seems many people experience sadness and tension during […]

December 5, 2019

Are These Ten Business Laws Useful for You?

Photo by Ben White on Unsplash I’ve had success, failure and success again in my business endeavours over the last thirty odd years. For the last two decades I’ve been an effective executive coach and have learned that the following ‘laws’ help not only me, but also my clients. Are they useful for you? My Top 5 Laws […]

November 28, 2019

How to Safely Launch Crucial Ideas That Successfully Fly

Photo by William Hook on Unsplash Last week we saw Graeme’s crucial idea bomb out.     It turned out that his idea – to have the business accredited with ISO 9001 – was indeed crucial. Graeme didn’t follow a plan that would work and instead met staff resistance and lost key personnel. His business, Acme Engineering, remained struggling. Here’s […]

November 21, 2019

How to Quickly Sink A Crucial Idea Before It Flies

Photo by August Politis on Unsplash Graeme came back from his industry conference with the idea he believed was crucial for his company’s competitive sustainability. They had to achieve ISO 9001:2015 certification as soon as possible. Graeme’s company, let’s call it Acme Engineering, had 280 full time staff and had been operating for 20 years. Acme was tendering […]

November 14, 2019

Smart Leaders Stay Connected with Their People

Photo by Vlad Hilitanu on Unsplash Jeff started his business in his backyard – metal fabrication. He was good at it and soon he had to move to bigger premises. He hired more staff and because it was still smallish, he knew them all and they all worked together well. And the business kept growing. Soon Jeff had […]

November 7, 2019

The Easiest Way to Influence Change in Another Person's Attitude

Photo by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash That’s the best we can do isn’t it?   Influence another to change.  Only they can make the change in themselves. However, we can surely influence another’s attitude, because we are all receptive to another’s attitude and actions. It has to do with our mirror neurons. Whether we are leaders or team […]

October 24, 2019

Could This Managing Director Be You?

Photo by Pedro Ribeiro on Unsplash Paula is the managing director and major shareholder of the public listed mining company.  They export three base metals. They’re in full production in all three metals and whilst they’ve got ample future ore identified, they aren’t ready to expand yet for these reasons, as Paula describes: “We want to stop exporting […]

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