There’s been lots of talk about growth at the recent Davos World Economic Forum but little in the way of any substantive ideas. It’s ultimately up to you as the business owner to ‘Pivot’ your company to drive growth, competitive advantage, innovation and business performance. The concept of Pivoting, which means keeping the edge [...]
In the countdown to Groundhog Day on February 2 – immortalised by the iconic movie in which Bill Murray is trapped in a time loop– are you in danger of falling into your own groundhog day insanity at work? Like the proverbial hamster on a wheel, are you working non-stop, getting nowhere fast and [...]
Before reading our economic forecast which sees more storm clouds looming on a dark horizon, take a few moments to celebrate your business success. Congratulate yourself and your team on surviving one of the worst economic and business periods in recent times. Then when you’ve read the predictions from respected behavioural economist Roger Martin-Fagg – [...]
Picture the iconic in the Star Wars movie, The Empire Strikes Back when Yoda asks Luke to harness the power of his mind to retrieve his sunken and disabled spaceship form a bog. Luke thinks this is impossible. Sure, he’s moved stones around this way – but a spaceship is completely different. Or is it? [...]
Setting the right tempo and pace for your business is just as important today as it was back in 1912 when Amundsen beat Scott in the race to the South Pole. In his book Great By Choice Jim Collins dramatically demonstrates how setting the right pace – a daily 20 Mile March differentiates success and [...]
Little wonder when we often feel our head is fit to burst when are now bombarded with five hundred times more information on a daily basis than we were in 1986. This blog was inspired by Holly Green, CEO of The Human Factor who reports that each year a typical American reads 100 newspapers [...]
Have you taken the necessary precautions to stop yourself worrying about the future of your business – or are you going to continue being fearful and leave things to chance? The words of Roald Amundsen, the famous Norwegian explorer and first man to complete a mission to the South Pole in 1911: “Victory awaits him [...]
Are you dreading or delighted with the prospect of leading your business into 2012? Does your business energise or exhaust you? Do you dream of getting out from under your business and getting a work life balance? If, like many beleaguered business owners in the December countdown, you are battling more than the atrocious weather [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
