On the subject of key concepts or models that can make the biggest difference to the way you run your business, here’s a thought: the likelihood is that you have great technical skills, and quite possibly great social skills. But do you have the skills in place that...
You have probably never focused as tightly on driving revenue and reducing costs as you do today. People in business are working under great pressure; job security is a thing of the past; and the only thing that really seems to matter is ‘making the numbers’. As a...
On January 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger blasted off. Seventy-three seconds later, millions of people watched as the rocket disintegrated in a fiery explosion, and the capsule plunged back to Earth. The death of all seven crew members, particularly teacher...
In Friday's post, we explored the first ’switch point’ in the life of your business. Let's take a look at the second... At the second switch point, at around the £5-10m+ turnover and 40+ employee mark, your business moves out of the consolidation phase. The leadership...
There are times in the life of your business when it changes direction. It can be easy to miss the moment and find yourself looking back later thinking, "what happened?" It's almost as if you were driving the train, when suddenly it hit the points and half the train...
In conversations with business contacts over the years about leadership courses, I have found myself reflecting that there are really only two kinds of leadership or management model - and the two kinds have very different purposes and effects. The first kind of...
How often do you hear: "that's just" or (more likely!) "that's not the way we do things round here"? Here's a question for you: how did you come up with the 'way you do things round here' - your business 'culture'? Chance? Habit? Nurture? Nature? Whatever your answer,...
Small businesses that survive from generation to generation are few and far between, but all business owners can learn from what they do well. To survive recession, adapt to changing trends and new technology, and to maintain your place in your market, takes certain...
We look at six tips that will help your company to stick to those all-important organisational changes: 1. Consciously design ...your projects, announcements and events to emphasise the integration of practical change – restructuring, new systems, office moves etc,...
How much time is wasted around your office coffee machine by people talking about your culture and its impact on performance? Some typical comments might be: 'We're not delivering the results we should' 'There's no leadership around here' 'There's no coherent...
Find out how to create and manage a brilliant culture that underpins a truly successful growing business.
Find out how to create and manage a brilliant culture that underpins a truly successful growing business.