Strategies, stories, and insights on executive leadership
Ask any business owner what their most valuable resource is and they’ll probably share the same answer with your – time. Long-term business decisions can end up delayed and investments deprioritized detracting from your total efficiency, because of a focus on short-term thinking and a commitment to keeping everything ticking over. Making your business more […]
Business is fast-paced and driven by innovation, which means that candidates need to be agile and able to respond to rapidly changing situations. Customer demands are constantly developing and risks need to be managed, alongside smart decision-making for businesses to move forward. Because of the speed that businesses function at, there’s a danger that organizations […]
It can be incredibly difficult to let go of projects or delegate responsibilities to others. The control freaks amongst us like to take on everything and anything related to a business proposal, to be fully accountable and survey project progress at all times. However, having your fingers in numerous pies can end up being disastrous. […]
If you’re an entrepreneur like me, how many times this week have you done something you shouldn’t be doing? I’m not talking about something…naughty. I’m talking about a menial task or something outside your skillset. But you did that task anyway because it needed to be done and you don’t have anyone else to do […]
No-one wants to be super annoying, but that’s what a lot of people’s greatest fear is when they start having to self-promote. Self-promotion comes much more naturally to some people than others – it’s more difficult for introverts or people that generally like to keep way out of the limelight. Self-promotion also means having to […]
As humans, we’re at our best when we get close and form relationships or connections. And building genuine connections can be difficult – especially when you’re a business owner or launching your career and it’s easy for other priorities to take over. Our world is so complex and there’ so much digital architecture being created […]
Hey, I’ve got some good news for you. You are powerful. Sometimes it feels odd to acknowledge it and what do you do with power anyway – join the Marvel universe? Power can seem like a scary concept, but we all have elements of positive power that can help us to move forward in our […]
The world of software and tools for marketing and business can be overwhelming. It’s definitely a good thing – there are so many amazing and helpful tools out there to help us make the most of our work and time – but on the other side of the coin, all of this variety can be […]
When situations are facilitated effectively – structures are taken into context, processes are created that boost efficiency and the right people are involved. All good so far. But as the title of this article suggests, life doesn’t always run this smoothly. Most personal and professional situations are beyond your control, so it’s difficult to facilitate […]
Drive the latest car, go to the best restaurants, boost sales month on month. It sounds perfect, right? But is it really perfection? Do these things guarantee happiness and fulfillment? Probably not and the dogged effort to maintain them can be mentally and physically exhausting. The strive for perfection is timeless and elusive. We all […]
Fitting in at a job is great. It probably means that you don’t mind chatting to your work colleagues, chilling in for birthday presents and going for the odd work drink after hours. But ask people if they feel like they ’belong’ to their job and you’ll probably get a completely different answer. When we […]
To attract today’s modern buyer, especially on social media, requires a value-based selling approach. The reason value-based selling works is it focuses on the needs and wants of the buyer using a method that influences their purchase decision. To attract today’s buyer, it requires a shift in the sales dialogue from “What can I sell […]