Most strategic decisions made by leadership teams are at best irrelevant, and at worst harmful. And this is for one simple reason. They don’t get implemented. This is especially the case in SMEs looking to scale up. And it happens for a number of reasons. Sometimes no record is made that could lead to action, […]
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New processes won’t replace old (bad)habits
Those of us with an entrepreneurial mind tend to be bling-hogs (guilty as charged). Our bling is new books, new systems, new processes, new products, latest recruit, newest client… One of the worst impacts of this is that we can allow our obsession with bling to obscure what we really need for positive change. We […]
The redundant founder / CEO
The majority of my work these days tends to be with companies that need support in scaling up. That may be because they’re on a rapid growth path, and need to ensure that the business scales robustly. Or because they’ve plateaued (or started a slow decline), with a myriad of symptoms to boot. In almost […]
4 Books to create better businesses
Does your financial duty trump your moral one as a business leader? For sure, we want to align the two if we can, but what if there is a conflict? Here are 4 books I’ve really enjoyed, which complement each other really well, and should be read by everyone building a purposeful business (i.e. a […]
Your team’s question to you is often not a question at all
Something I’ve observed in many leaders is the feeling that they have to have an answer when asked a question. Not so. And not even for the reason a thousand coaches have told you, which is to be vulnerable. There’s a deeper reason. Which is that often it’s not really a question at all. Here […]