Posts Tagged ‘leadership’

I know many people will tell you making a sideways move within your current company is not the best move you can make and you shouldn't move unless it is upwards.
For those of you who have read my book 'Mind The Gap' or my second book 'Small steps to culture and value', you'll know…

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I recently wrote an article about the high rate of failure many businesses suffer when seeking external funding from investors such as VC's, business angels and banks. In the article, I talked about the need for a robust business plan that is in perfect balance with reality and the Vision, Mission and Values of the…

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Did you know that when most CEOs take up a new position, whether in a small or large business, they feel the need to undertake a re-organisation in that business within the first two years? Often this happens within the first ninety days. 
Whilst these activities are often based upon good reasons, just as many…

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I would be one of the first people to explain the advantages to being in business for yourself. That said it is not something that should entered into lightly.
Not wishing to dampen anybody's desire to be in business for themselves I can think of many examples of people who have started out with the…

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To get the very best out of your sales people is a skill, some might say it is an art. One thing that has been proven to be the case time and again is that you don't have to be the best sales person to become the best sales manager. In fact history tells me…

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We all know that it takes a great deal of effort, passion, stamina, commitment and self belief to get a venture off the ground. We also know that there are many things and people waiting in the wings to see us or help us to fail. I was thinking about my early days and the…

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"Leading teams is all about giving direction, inspiration, motivation and then giving them space to perform."
The most important part of the team and the element that all teams must have is leadership. In my experience at the coal face, managers who are responsible for team performance will often fall into one of two traps. 

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According to a Boston Consulting Group survey of 434 executives, in seven countries with annual revenues of more than $1 billion, there is a bleak short-term view. 68% of global business leaders project lower profit levels and 64% believe growth will be more difficult. Less than 50% expect these circumstances to last longer than two…

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As leaders of people and businesses we need to understand the power of good communication can impact on the business and how poor communication can really cause problems for the entire business. Communication is more than just talking and leaders need to recognise this if they are to develop into exceptional leaders. For the record,…

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I was looking through some old notes over the weekend and I came across some notes I took when I was in a meeting with my first ever business mentor. It’s been so long that I’d almost forgotten what a great help he’d been and how important the lessons I learnt were. So I figured…

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