Posts Tagged ‘Capability’
Introducing Growth Management Systems
Understanding how Growth Management Systems apply to your business will save you years of frustration. My expert team at Shirlaws Group asked me to share on camera an overview of the Revenue, Infrastructure, and Culture Systems that allow private enterprises around Australia and the world to plan and manage their growth. You can see or…
Read MoreHelp me Find a Technical Co-Founder to Build My App Idea
Simultaneously the most common, most naive, and most ridiculed question that you’ll see in any tech forum: “I have an idea for an App. How do I find a technical co-founder to build it?” Genuinely, this is a bit like saying “I want to start an Accounting practice, but I’m not an accountant and I…
Read MoreThe Peter Principle, Dilbert Principle, and Imposter Syndrome
If it’s one thing worse than reporting to an incompetent manager, it’s being a manager and constantly feeling you’re inadequate. So why do useless people win promotions, and how do you make sure you’re not one of them? One of my favourite management philosophies, The Peter Principle, observes that “managers rise to the level of…
Read MoreFix, System, or Asset?
Want a Business Fix, System or Asset? A doctor will fix your broken leg. A good doctor will tell you, after the fourth broken leg, to stop jumping your motorbike over school buses. But when you truly cannot imagine a life without fresh air and school buses beneath your wheels, then you need a better system…
Read MoreTop 25 Best Business Coaches in Brisbane
If you’re here looking for a great business coach in Brisbane, then click here to see the updated 2020 List. Remember to ask: “How many businesses have you coached through an official Recession?” The Australian GFC doesn’t count – as you’ve probably noticed, this is a LOT different. Here is my original article – and…
Read MoreYour January Strategy Day is a Waste of Time, but it Doesn’t Have to Be
by Jacob Aldridge, Business coach in Brisbane Australia j.aldridge@businessdepot.com.au That’s a tactic that will save you an hour and waste you an entire year designing and executing the wrong strategy. In the snows of North Dakota, overlooking Bondi Beach, and here where I’m based in damp, sub-tropical Brisbane Australia, businesses of all sizes are gathering…
Read MoreWhere New Year Business Reviews Go Wrong
It’s that time of the year again – even businesses make New Year’s Resolutions which they rarely keep. Depending on the size of your organisation, these might be the individual business owner taking pause or even the annual January strategy retreat designed to create a focus for the year ahead (I run a few of these…
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