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Business Rocks: The Most Underrated Driver of Value
Most organisations have many cost accountants, but I’ve yet to meet a customer retention accountant!
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Business Rocks: Coming Home
Well, football finally came home last Sunday, but to a rather different world to the one that it left in 1966.
Business Rocks: You Know What Assume Did, Right?
Some bad decisions are just unlucky, but others are driven by overconfidence. How do you make sure that your big decisions effectively balance risk and reward?
The 5 Beliefs and Behaviours of High-Growth Leaders
All businesses are looking for growth but it’s not enough simply to ‘raise the bar’, set stretching goals and manage performance strictly
The Top 7 Strategy Pitfalls – And How to Avoid Them
Too many companies struggle to establish a clear, coherent and compelling growth strategy. Here are my top 7 strategy pitfalls
Business Rocks: Your Worst Innovation
What has been your company’s worst innovation, and what does that say about its commitment to innovation?
7 Ways Fast-Paced Leaders Build High-Speed Companies
Nothing lasts forever, and if some of the world’s biggest companies can decline so rapidly, then no company is safe.
3 Steps To Setting Strategic Objectives You Can Actually Deliver
Where does your strategy need to become more specific to develop relevant, coherent and actionable delivery plans?
Business Rocks: Want To Grow? Redefine Your Market
Most business sectors are struggling to grow but redefining your market may be the catalyst for driving step-change growth for your business
7 Steps To Turn Ambitious Goals Into Serious Results
I believe that big, ambitious goals are a force for good in organisations, but only if implemented in the right way. Here are 7 steps that I use with my clients:
Business Rocks: Think Tanks
What think tanks could you set up to prompt new thinking and ideas that will help create a better future for your business?
The 3 Attributes of Fast-Lane Innovators
It is the CEO that sets the rhythm to which the organisation dances, and unless the CEO’s mindset is focused on innovation, it is unlikely that the business will be particularly innovative.
The 5 Questions Your Strategy Must Answer
Strategies only work if they are clear, coherent and compelling. Here are 5 questions you can pose to ensure that your strategy achieves that aim
Business Rocks: Playing To Win
What steps are you taking to find the right level of pressure, stress and risk that enables you to play to win and positively respond to questions
How To Create A No1 Goal For Your Business
A #1 goal on its own may not guarantee strategic success, but it can act as a critical enabler for growth.
How to turn radical ideas into action
When I develop strategies with divisional and departmental teams, one of the most common mistakes teams make is to discount radical options too early. Believing that the potential solution will be unacceptable to their bosses, and won’t fit in with the corporate...
Business Rocks: The Opportunity Mindset
It’s clear that we are entering an economic downturn that, on top of post-pandemic supply chain issues, is creating serious business challenges.
Making Strategy Happen: 8 Lessons to develop and embed better business strategies
Which of these 8 golden rules for strategy development could help your organisation develop, embed and deliver a better strategy for your organisation?
The Five Behaviours of High-Growth Leaders
Here are five behaviours that higher-growth businesses pursue that are far harder to spot in their lower-growth rivals
Business Rocks: Would You Pass A Vote Of No Confidence?
How confident are you that you would comprehensively pass a vote of no confidence from your team?
Business Rocks: The Confidence To Be Consistent
How are you helping your team to have the confidence to be consistent when there is pressure to deliver short-term results?
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