What can a squirrel tell us about meeting our strategic goals? (Stay with me – this isn’t a post to just get pictures of a squirrel onto my blog – honest!) I don’t know about your garden, but in mine, we have strategic geniuses for squirrels. And I was handed a lesson over the weekend […]
Bite Size Business Tips
Why does your company exist? And why you should care
Why does your company exist? Really. Aside from you, who’d miss it if it disappeared tomorrow? Your team will find other jobs. Your customers other suppliers. Welcome to the world of purpose. If the key impact your company is having is to increase your bank balance (and even then, only if you’re running it effectively), […]
Controlling your business as it scales is about letting go
So often in businesses that are scaling up, CEOs feel like they don’t have control (even if they don’t admit it). And their instinctive response is precisely the wrong one. Controlling more. Scaling a business is about scaling the people within it. Your business scales when your people (including you) do. What does that mean? […]
Recession if you have a conscience AND run a business
“Do you think we’re about to go into recession? How’s that going to impact?” I’ve been getting asked this a lot by the owners and CEOs of companies I work and interact with. And honestly, if the professionals in the FT can’t consistently call it, I’m pretty confident I can’t. So I’d rather figure out […]
Is your leadership team’s lack of discipline entirely their fault?
One of the most common reasons companies stall or plateau is a leadership team that doesn’t follow through on its commitments. Let me be clear – everyone needs to be responsible for their actions (or inaction). So what I’m about to say isn’t to absolve individuals of their responsibility. Buuuuuuut… If you as the CEO […]