20/08/2026 No Comments
There is a phrase I hear regularly in sales conversations: “We’re waiting to hear back.” Sometimes that is perfectly reasonable. A prospect may genuinely need time to discuss a proposal internally, arrange finance or speak to another decision-maker. But often, “waiting to hear back” is not really a sales stage. It is a holding pattern. […]... Read More
13/08/2026 No Comments
There is a particular kind of uncertainty that many business owners become used to. This month looks reasonably healthy. There are proposals out. A few promising conversations are happening. Existing customers may buy again. Someone mentioned a potential referral. The sales team sounds positive. But ask a slightly different question: What are you genuinely confident […]... Read More
06/08/2026 No Comments
Most businesses do not have an ideas problem. They have a follow-through problem. A useful meeting takes place. Important issues are discussed. Sensible actions are agreed. Everyone leaves with the feeling that progress has been made. Then the week gets busy. Customer demands take over. Urgent problems appear. Priorities shift. The agreed actions slip quietly […]... Read More
23/07/2026 No Comments
Most business owners do not have a shortage of ideas. They have too many. There are customers to win, people to recruit, systems to improve, costs to control, new services to launch, marketing campaigns to develop and operational problems to fix. Every one of these things may feel important. That is precisely the problem. When […]... Read More
