In the world of small and medium business ownership, every sale counts, and every customer is a treasure. As a business owner, you’re always on the lookout for ways to grow sales. There are hundreds of strategies, tactics, and advice on how to grow sales, and it can be confusing where to turn. The obvious […]...
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In this article, I look at 5 best practices for recruiting in an employee job market. Over the past 15 years, we have seen significant changes in the job market. The crash of 2008 led to a spike in unemployment and fewer open vacancies. Gradually over the recovery that has changed with us now being […]...
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I know it sounds like a dumb mistake now, but when you’re insanely focused on winning more business, it’s easy to forget about how you are going to deliver it. We had landed so much work that we just couldn’t handle it anymore. We could outsource some of the heavy stuff, but that wasn’t sustainable. […]...
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During my study for my master’s degree in Coaching and Development, I was tutored by some Olympic level sports coaches. They brought their sporting success to the world of business. Why’s this relevant? Well, let me explain the sporting origins of business coaching. The teaching of sports was tackled in the 1970s by Harvard educationalist […]...
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One Thing for Team Cohesion – Many businesses are run by well-intentioned leadership teams who have a good understanding of the details of their business. But they don’t spend a lot of time thinking or talking about why their organisation exists or what values should drive their behaviours. And though they talk about being strategic, they […]...
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