Challenges Successful People Overcome
I find it increasingly fascinating how successful people approach problems. Whilst others see barrier which cannot be overcome, they see challenges to embrace and obstacles to conquer. Their confidence in the face of hardship is driven by the ability to let go of the negativity that holds so many otherwise sensible people back. So how […]
How to make the most out of this summer….
It is that time of year when many businesses tend to slowdown due to the holiday season. If you find you and your team with some spare capacity, now is the time to get ahead of your competitors and be prepared for when others return form their holidays Here are a few ideas on areas […]
How to role out your strategy
Getting your strategy right is only the start, the real challenge is implementing the strategy, ensuring every person throughout your company is taking complete ownership of the strategy and is fully engaged in doing their best to implement it. The first step in strategy implementation is communicating the strategy to the wider team. One of our […]
How to motivate a high performance team…..
A skilled team only gets you so far. Those leaders who really succeed not only assemble talented teams, they motivate them. A team that is both talented and motivated is tough to beat. Having created a number of high performance teams, and watched numerous others do well (and less well) at doing the same, here […]
Defining your rules of success
Back in my early corporate days, the office I worked in had notice board. On that board generally important information was communicated. One day a member of the team, as a joke, put a copy of Murphy’s Law on it (“If anything can go wrong it will”). That depressing quote stared out at us as […]
Creating a High Growth Executive Team
While most Managing Directors know that effective leadership requires the help of a solid executive team, creating that team can be a challenge. You need functional experts who can deliver across key areas of the business, but you also need people who are capable of providing strategic and ‘coaching’ to each other. This is where […]
What makes a high growth leader?
One question I am frequently asked is “what makes a great leader in a high growth company?” There are many schools of thought this including personality traits, behavioural patterns, the ‘great man” concept, etc .Each has their strengths and weaknesses. According to new research from the consultancy McKinsey & Company, no matter what model you […]
Time to Mastermind
One of the most important actions you can take to create change, transformation and success in your life is to build and participate in a “Mastermind.” What is a Mastermind? A Mastermind is a group of people who have common interests and aspirations, who get together on a regular basis to support each other in […]
Time to think like a six year old……
When’s the last time you truly thought like a six year old? In other words, you had thoughts like: “I’m going to be an astronaut one day” or “When I grow up I’m going to be the prime minister.” As children, we tend to believe that we truly can do anything we want. However, as […]
5 Leadership traits that will hold back your company
High growth of any company starts with effective leadership. Yet so often this is what holds back the growth of a company as the founder of the business fails to make the ‘step up’ to the new leadership style needed and ends up sabotaging their own business. Below I share 5 leadership traits which I […]
