Where to network….
Category: High Growth Ideas | Strategy Implementation
Having attended and run many types of events over the years, perhaps not surprisingly, it is easy to link success with attendance and proactivity. Whilst those that refuse to attend events get left behind. They miss out on the valuable relationships that can develop. In my experience there are three types of events that every…
Tags: | marketing, networking
Insights from Companies with a Fantastic Culture
Category: High Growth Ideas | Team
Having great company culture is no longer just an option it is a prerequisite for high growth. Today’s employees consider it as much as they consider salary and benefits. In fact, a fantastic company culture is almost expected along with other traditional benefits. While the culture that works for one company might not work for…
Tags: | culture
Traits of the most successful Culture Keepers
Category: High Growth Ideas | Team
Over the last few years one of my most popular blog topics has been about business culture, and justifiably so. High growth companies and business leaders know the right culture can make all the difference. Unfortunately, much of what grabs the headlines revolves around the more sensationalistic cultural components. Egg freezing, no holiday limit and…
Tags: | culture
3 Ways to Improve Communication During High Growth
Category: Blog | High Growth Ideas | Team
When a business moves into high growth, there are several new problems that often manifest themselves. Most of these issues are related to disruptions in communication as new positions are formed and old positions are closed. In order to overcome these issues, here are three tips that will help you improve the communication processes in…
Tags: | communication, team
What you need to lead the market
Category: High Growth Ideas | Leadership | Strategy
There are a few entrepreneurs who seem to always be ahead of the rest, and are able to sense where the market is going tomorrow. Investors call this the ability to “see around the next technology corner,” and race to invest in these individuals. Elon Musk seems to be highest on this list these days,…
Tags: | leadership
How to implement change
Category: Blog | High Growth Ideas | Strategy Implementation
So you developed a great strategy. However, to deliver it successfully will require your team to change and develop new habits. Below are some tips which will help this transition. Explain why change is happening. Whatever the reason for business change, formalise it for your employees. You are asking them to modify their behaviour, but…
Tags: | change management, implementation
How to manage your team’s stress
Category: Blog | High Growth Ideas | Leadership | Team
It can be difficult enough to manage your own stress. But how can you, as a leader, help the members of your team handle their feelings of stress, burnout, or disengagement? Let’s face it, work is getting more demanding and complex, and because many of us now work in 24/7 ‘world’, anxiety and burnout are not uncommon. In our high-pressure…
Tags: | engagement, leadership energy
7 Productivity Tips in Today’s World
Category: High Growth Ideas | Leadership
Work has become increasingly more complex. Technological innovations have led to round-the-clock work schedules and mounting expectations. Jobs have grown more collaborative, requiring more coordination, conference calls, and meetings. We now face an endless barrage of distractions, from the vibrations and alerts on our smartphones to the breaking news stories and viral videos awaiting us…
Tags: | time management
How to keep top talent in Silicon Valley
Category: High Growth Ideas | Leadership | Team
Answerlab, based in Silicon Valley, delivers digital insights for the world’s leading brands. The company has 35 employees and in 3 years they have had zero turnover. How has this been achieved? The CEO Amy Buckner Chowdhry firstly relies on a one page strategic plan with monthly reporting. The team knows “who owns what” and…
Tags: | culture, leadership, management
Fix of Fire?
Category: High Growth Ideas | Leadership | Team
I was reading the other day of Jack Welsh’s philosophy that people fit into four categories of performance: Live the firm values and do produce: keep them! Live the firm values and are not producing: keep them and develop their performance. Don’t live the values and don’t produce: easy–fire them! Don’t live the values and…
Tags: | management, recruitment, team
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