The Simplest Framework for Focus DATELINE: PENANG, MALAYSIA Hey I won’t bore you with the whole “new year, new business” BS, because we all know your January Strategy Day is probably a waste of time. What you need as a business owner is a ridiculously simple and objective framework that you – and your leadership team...
Your Business Will Only Grow as Much as You are Willing to Grow Do you remember your goals when your business began? Most of the 2,000 business owners I’ve worked with had an early goal that looked like Income, Wealth, or Lifestyle. But as they achieved success beyond the Start-Up Phase, they began to realise the...
This could be the most powerful question you ask yourself, in business or for life in general… Would you like a single, simple rule that will improve your communication, business culture, and life? Consider this: assume there is always one more piece of information that you don’t have, which perfectly explains the other person’s choice....
Whether you’re a startup or reviewing your decades-old organisation, examining the combination of Vision, Strategy, Structures, Systems (not to mention People & Processes) need not be overwhelming. At the beginning of 2016, I ran my own business through this annual strategy day agenda. What became clear … was how confused I was, and the negative impact...
by Jacob Aldridge, Business coach in Brisbane Australia Originally Posted in 2015 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...