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The power of planning for time-poor business owners
The power of planning for time-poor business owners Ever tried to cut vegetables in the kitchen with a blunt knife? What about chopping down a tree with a blunt axe? How about getting on with your working day without a plan? I ask business leaders all the time, “How was your day?” “Busy!” they usually […]
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Why raising your prices isn’t the reason customers leave
Why raising your prices isn’t the reason customers leave. There’s a lot of noise and debate around at present around putting prices up. Should we put them up because our costs have risen (NI, rent, rates etc) and we need to maintain some margin? But what if we do it and customers walk? We can’t […]
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Accountability isn’t an attack – it’s how businesses win.
Accountability isn’t an attack – it’s how businesses win. In any business, success comes down to results. Yet, when accountability is mooted and enforced, some employees take it as a personal attack. The reality? People who resist accountability often do so because they’re not delivering and don’t wish to be found out. Elon Musk (before […]
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Succession planning: The importance of succession planning for freedom
Succession planning: The importance of succession planning for freedom As I get older and wiser, it becomes more apparent that time and therefore freedom is a more valuable commodity than money. Material items don’t matter as much, having time does. Scaling a business beyond £1M turnover is an exciting milestone of course, but it comes […]
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Paying more: why it should drive better results
Paying more: why it should drive better results One of the most common discussions I have with business leaders is about employee remuneration. Many business owners recognise the need to pay higher wages to attract and retain top talent, but few fully grasp the expectation that should come with it: increased performance and productivity. As […]
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Scaling a business: Why you must fix the leaks first
Scaling a business: Why you must fix the leaks first A couple of years back, I landed a new client. He had grown a significant business in under two years (over seven figures) and had hit a turning point. How his teams and systems were set-up, meant there was a maximum number of clients he […]
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Could Mentoring be the catalyst for the UK’s next generation of business leaders?
Could Mentoring be the catalyst for the UK’s next generation of business leaders? 🚀 About time the UK caught up with our friends over the pond. Thanks to Business Matters Magazine for the opportunity with Association of Business Mentors (ABM) for Georgina Waite and I to talk about the positive impacts of mentoring on the […]
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The power of regular Touchpoints
The power of regular Touchpoints My first accountant did a very good job of selling me the dream, and then handed me down to one of his junior members of staff. She did a good job which meant I barely heard from the owner for months on end. At the end of year one, I […]
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The Times: Unexpected benefits of Mentoring
Article published in The Times, Friday 31st January 2025. Why 2025 is the year of Business Mentoring.
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