Don’t assume that if it works for a 3G organisation – whether it be an employee, a computer system, a benefits scheme or a specific external supplier – it’ll work for your 2G company. It usually won’t. Here’s why you should avoid the over-engineering trap… When your growing company starts to get bigger, various gaps will predictably open up. You’ll need to hire more people, and it might seem to… read more →
The vast majority of companies fall in the middle between a start-up and a fully mature organisation, and need different management and leadership from either of the other two. When I started my last ‘proper’ job in the early 1980s I quickly registered on all the company courses, and in short order learned active listening, assertion, interviewing, coaching skills, communication, supervisory skills, time management and many more skills which have… read more →
Do you assume you have to provide big-company benefits and opportunities when you are still an SME and need everyone to take accountability? It’s a common mistake made by second generation organisations. Here’s why. As a company moves from first to second generation, it can actually become quite big – the EU definition of SME includes “enterprises which employ fewer than 250 persons and which have an annual turnover not… read more →
Do you feel that the organisation is ‘yours’ and running it is all down to you? Are you increasingly resenting the fact? Here’s how to turn it around so you can relinquish control, successfully. This is a very common assumption among entrepreneurs who have started their own company and nursed it through the first crucial (1G) years of establishing a brand and a pipeline of business. They’ve put in the… read more →
We look at what makes workplace partnerships truly effective, and the mindset shifts you need to achieve them. Can you imagine what it would be like working in a team, or a department, or a whole organisation, where this definition of partnership formed one of the core values, and where everybody behaved in accordance with these principles? You could come to work knowing that whatever you did, your colleagues would… read more →