Posts Tagged ‘leadership’

Most business owners wear several hats. They are not interchangeable, and you can’t wear them all at the same time. You must continually be asking: “Who am I here?”

For your business to grow and be successful, you have to eventually settle on the one with the best fit, and pass the others off. (more…)

I think it would be a frightening statistic to know how much productive life force is squashed in unproductive, rudderless, meandering, ineffective, blathering, brain-numbing meetings. Yet well-organised gatherings of prepared and fully engaged minds can be the most productive activity of your workday. (more…)

This is an excerpt of a speech I gave recently. It highlights one important aspect that is missing in business and our lives ….. read on. (more…)

In my on-going blogs on Entrepreneurial Alchemy I am focussing on Professional Services Businesses, which, in general have a poor marketing strategy and mainly rely on word-of-mouth referrals or walk in the door business to grow their businesses. Very often the principals of a professional services firm say that they have too little time to spend on marketing and advertising and feel that it is “beneath them” to be involved in this as they have are too busy looking after other things or clients to get too involved in this very important aspect of the business. (more…)

These character traits are important because without these it would be impossible to create a relationship where a customer can come to like and trust you. (more…)

I chose to start with Systems last time because it is less confronting than dealing with Leadership issues. This is part 2 of my “Why Do Some Businesses Grow ” series: Improving your business systems (Part 1). (more…)

From time to time I get asked by people, “Why do some businesses grow?” This is an excellent question – more people should ask it with a view to learning and applying some valuable lessons. This is part 1 of my 5 part “Why Do Some Businesses Grow ” series. (more…)