Thoughts on Management

The importance of your not making (all / most) decisions

Almost every company I see where the CEO is too busy suffers from at least one of 3 key criteria not being in place. Missing any of them means that…

Each policy you add is a small nail in the trust coffin

Are you loading up your company with policies? So often I see SMEs feeling like they need to add a detailed policy for expenses, another for travel, for mobile phones,…
Would you sack your biggest client to keep your team happy? – Richard Clarke of Secret Source

Would you sack your biggest client to keep your team happy? – Richard Clarke of Secret Source

Would you sack your biggest client if they were making your team unhappy? Create a BIG hole in your revenue and profit? Actually put some of your team at risk…

Debates aren’t to win – they’re to learn

One of the most unspoken pressures I see in CEOs comes from the feeling that you need to have the answers. You’re the boss. People turn to you for an…

Where’s “happy” in your strategy?

If you’re running a company, and especially if you’re running a company you founded, I have one question for you. Why are you doing it? Seriously. Why do you do…

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