Did you know that plate spinning is a form of juggling that dates back about 2,000 years to the Han Dynasty of China?
It’s also a prerequisite in running and growing a business with the myriad of relentless challenges it brings.
Like many business owners and managers, do you worry that those plates you keep constantly spinning [...]

What if an entrepreneur like Luke Johnson who, with his business partner Hugh Osmond, powered Pizza Express from 12 to over 250 restaurants and boosted the share price from 40p to over 900p – turned around your business?
When I discussed exactly what are the critical steps to turning around and transforming businesses with experienced business [...]

You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with  
If the words of the late motivational speaker and self help guru Jim Rohn are true, then think of the five or ten people you spend most time with and ask yourself:   
What are these people doing?
How passionate are they?
Do they inspire [...]

In these uncertain times the primary responsibility of the business owner and leader is to survive, because without you there is a very real possibility that the business will not survive – or at least in its current form. As a business strategist and executive coach I know that taking care of you is a [...]

You may have temporarily staved off the debt disaster – but with the UK economy growing by just 0.1% in quarter 2, reinforcing that we are still teetering on the edge of a cliff and many customers are reluctant to buy – what is your new call to action for your business?
Everyone is looking for [...]

Many businesses do not announce price increases according to a recent survey of What If forum members and clients – and those that do give between one to three months’ notice before implementing them.
 As a business strategist and executive coach I know that, while there is no one “one size fits all” solution, key problems [...]

As we toast and welcome in each New Year we then progress to making our list of New Year’s resolutions which invariably include a promise to work fewer hours and spend more time with the family.
In my experience as a business mentor and executive coach who boosts the effectiveness and profitability of owner managed businesses [...]

We only have ourselves to blame, says Matthew Parris in the London Times, for the economic trouble we now find ourselves in.  
We tried to get richer without working hard – and without increasing productivity.
According to Parris the answer is in our own hands, adjust our lifestyle, live within our means, borrow less, work harder and [...]

This powerful call to action from business mentor and executive coach Jack Daly has galvanized me to change tack on more than one occasion – with great success.
With so many businesses hunkering down, cutting costs, bemoaning a sales shortage – and allowing their sales teams to let prices and margins plummet – it’s little wonder [...]

With the Bank of England expecting inflation to remain above 3 per cent over the next 12 months, have you planned how to deal with it – and how it will impact on your business?
This is key issue I help business owners to address as a business strategist and executive coach who helps to boost companies [...]