Resources
How to develop a plan
Planning is preparatory to action.
Why Planning is so Important…..
In his book, “What They Don’t Teach You at Harvard Business School,” Mark McCormak made and interesting discovery about the 1979 graduating MBA class.
>Do you know your competition?
>How well do you know your competition? Not just the one competitor nearby, but all of them? How much time do you spend gathering information about your competition?
The ‘I Know’ Syndrome
As a business coach one of the first things I must determine is whether a business owner suffers from the “I Know” disease and whether they can be cured.
Sometimes Simplicity is Best
How did something as simple as the iPod dominate the market?
Stop Wasting money on marketing that does not work!
In my meetings with business owners, I will often ask if they would hire an employee for £25,000 a year and then never check to see if they accomplished anything or even showed up to work.
Leverage your marketing
One issue I come across with many business owners is the challenge to create highly leveraged marketing strategies within their business.
7 Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs
1. Do what you love
Make Networking Work for you……
Some business owners I meet complain that, although they attend networking events, they don’t actually get any work through them and question whether it is worth while bothering, given that there are 101 other things they could be spending their time doing.