How to optimise your business: Nurture your team and employee experience
Your employees are among the most valuable assets of your business. However, are you implementing the necessary measures to foster a supportive and productive working environment while driving business success? Five Strategies for Strengthening Employee Relations Research consistently demonstrates that a motivated workforce leads to increased productivity. Creating an environment where employees feel valued and […]
When should your business be passed to the next generation?
For many years, you have diligently developed your family business, grown the company and created a lasting legacy for those closest to you. However, even the most successful ventures must ultimately transition, and at some point, in the future, you will need to consider transferring the business to the next generation. What indicators suggest it […]
Managing change in your business
Research conducted by Kotter International reveals that over 70% of business change initiatives fail. The question arises: why?The findings suggest that employee engagement is the most significant factor. Whether a minor change affecting a few processes or a comprehensive transformation across the organisation, employees often feel overwhelmed by the prospect. So, what steps can be […]
What Do You Want from Your Business?
When you started your business, you probably dreamed about flexible hours and highly profitable, stimulating work. Ideally, you would have adopted best practice and documented those dreams in a succinct Business Plan. The plan would specify how much cash you need from the business, your role, and the hours you would be working. In other […]
Leadership Lessons – JUST FOR ME
There are thousands of books written about leadership. We have distilled some lessons from some of them into the acronym JUST FOR ME – nine things within your control to help you become a more effective leader. Just do it. So often we get in our own way of implementing our ideas. Stop limiting the […]
Your Business Recovery Plan
As businesses emerge from Covid-19 restrictions, for many ‘Business as Usual’ has become ‘Business Unusual’. So, how do we navigate our way towards a sustainable new normal? During lockdown, we focused on crisis management, activating relevant Government support packages and doing our best to build cash war chests. Now we enter the recovery phase on […]
Addressing Performance Niggles in Your Team
Performance niggles often fall into one of the following categories: Attitude, Skill, Knowledge, or Support. This is also known as The Performance Matrix. It’s up to us as leaders to develop an individual’s knowledge through training, coaching and systems, and to support our team as they undertake their work, especially at the beginning of their […]
Start Your Year Off in The Performance Zone
Getting back into work after a break can be hard. You might be struggling to get back into your routine and engage your brain in work. Or, perhaps you spent time setting your goals and planning your year and you’re full speed raring to go. There is, however, an optimum approach somewhere between these two […]
Be, Do, Have
Our success in life is largely dependent on our mindset. If you wait until conditions are perfect you are unlikely to achieve your goals, as you will always be waiting for the right time, and will never take that important first step. Getting the following three words in the right order will heavily influence the […]
P is for purpose, not profit
Why does your business exist? Your purpose is roughly three to seven words explaining why your business exists for your customers. Your purpose should be about THEM, not you. It is a small statement, with immense power. EXAMPLES: Tesla: To accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy. Walt Disney: To make people happy. TED: Spread […]