It’s all too easy as a business owner or leader to point the finger at ‘the economy’, ‘inflation’, ‘red tape’ ‘the banks’ as the things that are holding your businesses back.
But what about the three fingers pointing back at you?
As a business strategist and senior executive coach I find the pointing finger metaphor one that [...]
With the experts once again at loggerheads about the rate of economic growth in the months ahead, what can we as business owners and leaders do to weight the odds of increased success in our favour?
Having right sized the business, got costs under control, tightened cycle times and sharpened your focus what’s the next step?
Go [...]
Many of us belong to the first generation to learn from our children. If it wasn’t for them, who would have figured out how to programme our VCRs, introduced us to the magic of texting and got us surfing the internet? Now look at what the next generation is doing with smart phones.
UK based Megabus [...]
How can business owners and leaders communicate better was a question posed on LinkedIn by media coach and mentor Michael Dodd which got me thinking.
I then came across Tom Peters Video Blog and in the first 60 seconds he delivers two key messages: the power of silence and let people tell their story.
And the answer [...]
What’s a great way to invest £45,000 to boost sales?
As a business strategist and executive coach I’ve noticed how more companies are getting in front of their customers again at trade shows and exhibitions.
Even in the fast moving social media and digital communications world of iPads and smart phones, business people still like to “eyeball” [...]
Are you changing the way you think and creating fresh ideas?
Are you seeking growth in new geographic areas?
Are you reaching out to related or new markets?
Having beaten the competition and survived both the Credit Crunch and Great Recession, it’s time to emerge from your safety blanket and grab some of the new opportunities.
As an experienced [...]
So you don’t want to have anything to do with Twitter. Fine. If you don’t, someone else will.
