May 2, 2024 | Business growth, Leadership
The business lifecycle is not based on revenue, profit or employee numbers. It’s based on emotions. At start-up things are exciting. With some success this moves on to frantic. From there, investment in further growth leads to getting through your 1st brick wall and...
Mar 7, 2024 | Culture, Leadership
If there’s anything we should have all learned over the last couple of years, it’s that uncertainty is certain. Yes, in recent years it may feel like we’ve had more than our fair share of uncertainty, what with Brexit, Covid and recession. In actual fact, uncertainty...
Nov 7, 2023 | Business growth, Leadership
I have been founding, running, and selling businesses since 1996 and I reckon I have seen a crisis or two. Once again following Covid, a war in Europe, logistics and supply problems and the cost-of-living crisis, fear, uncertainty and doubt will be in the minds of...
Feb 24, 2022 | Culture, Leadership
How easily can you answer this: why did you get up this morning? It’s not meant to be depressing, annoying or inferring that religion is the answer, although maybe it is! However you feel about this question it gets all of us thinking about a topic that’s as relevant...
Jan 18, 2022 | Culture, Leadership
Step away from the clichés. Stop trying to absorb the newest leadership fads. You’ll never blend these ideas into a strategy that will, somehow or other, power your business forward. The reality is the best leaders only do three things: • Set the context • Manage the...