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Image for BoP #009 Why strategy rarely gets done, and what to do about it

BoP #009 Why strategy rarely gets done, and what to do about it

Early on in most company's lives, the key thrust is the hustle. And rightly so. Finding clients, especially if you're a cash flow business ...
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BoP #008 The one killer attribute in a leadership team

Aside from growing my own, I've also supported a lot of CEOs in growing their leadership teams. There are many differences between the teams, ...
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“Products and businesses in harmony with the world shouldn’t be niche.” Tom Greenwood, MD Wholegrain Digital

A founder who doesn’t see himself as a salesman, targeting purpose-led companies that don't identify that way, to tackle a problem that people don't ...
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If you’re serious about scaling your business, you need to get really unsexy.

If you're after a long-term relationship with someone, you shouldn't be trying to get jiggy every time you meet.It's tiring, it's tedious, it's offensive, ...
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Image for BoP #007 Grow your team so everyone wants to poach them

BoP #007 Grow your team so everyone wants to poach them

The quality of your team, however you measure it, is a direct reflection of the attention you've paid to finding, recruiting and developing them ...
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Vulnerability can be a destructive force

Vulnerability's not all motherhood and apple pie. There are some really destructive ways that it can show up. And no more so if you're ...
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Image for Maslow had a thing or two to say about recruiting and growing the best team

Maslow had a thing or two to say about recruiting and growing the best team

In SMEs that are growing strongly, the attraction is often the founder. Their vision. Their strength of personality. Their passion.All of which is essential ...
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Image for Helping people overcome loneliness - Faisal Shaikh CEO MyBabble

Helping people overcome loneliness – Faisal Shaikh CEO MyBabble

Very few businesses have the level or resonance and commitment from founders more than those whose origins came from personal tragedy.MyBabble was born after ...
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Image for BoP #006 Recruit so they don't want to leave

BoP #006 Recruit so they don’t want to leave

When you recruit, you're naturally looking for the person who's best for the job you're recruiting for. If you're building a company that's in ...
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“Could we use technology to help the sector really accelerate its impact?” Vinay Nair, CEO Lightful

"How can we collectively increase the quantity and quality of giving to nonprofits, to charities, so that they can raise more awareness, raise more ...
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Image for "We're helping people on a fundamental level to be more sustainable" Hussein Allawi, Founder the Sustainability Show

“We’re helping people on a fundamental level to be more sustainable” Hussein Allawi, Founder the Sustainability Show

From the high-stakes financial environment of the now defunct Lehman Brothers ("buy-and-sell in its most aggressive manner") to putting on a show of some ...
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Image for BoP #005 I inherited a team that was bankrupting us

BoP #005 I inherited a team that was bankrupting us

Not because salaries were too high, but because the team was walking out the door. After my first company was acquired, I took on ...
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