Never Destined to Wina Pointless Trophy Have you ever wasted an hour in a meeting, that could have been an email? Or seen a simple decision drag on for weeks through an email chain, because nobody wanted to make a decision? We all know “Communication” is imperative in business – but do you appreciate the different...

You’re Leaving? Let’s Party! Almost exactly a year ago, we ran two of our most loved episodes on “How to Empower Your Team to Step Up” – and you can watch Part One and Part Two. I made a key point in that series about empowering your team members by helping them with their careers – even if...

Over the past 20 years I have helped design and implement more than 1,000 change projects into private enterprise. These are the three tips I give all my clients at the beginning. So if you find that “Project Management Sucks” or “Your Strategy Days are a Waste of Time“, then I hope these are direct...

N E 1 4 10 S? Here is every business owner’s dream: knowing you have the right person, with the right skills, doing the right job, at the right time. I call that ambition “R’n’R” – a play on words that demonstrates how “Roles ‘n’ Responsibilities” gives business owners “Rest ‘n’ Recuperation”. I draw the analogy to playing doubles...

Leverage or Legacy? DATELINE: BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA (COLDER THAN LONDON!) Dear Reader Businesses sell for any number of reasons – out of despair, desperation, necessity … and every now and then, because you’ve built a bloody good businesses and it’s time to turn that success into cash so someone else can drive it to the next phase....

Blue Bricks and Brick WallsWelcome… DATELINE: LEEDS, ENGLAND Happy Friday I’m wrapping up my research tour of the M62 Corridor, and we’re drawing close to concluding our 4 week breakdown of Business Lifecycle priorities. Does your business ever feel stuck? Read below for solutions the Step Up phase Brick Wall extraction. In the English midlands lies a small...