How do you REDUCE the barriers to change in your business? Your business must change to survive and thrive. But enacting real, lasting and effective change is difficult and to do this successfully you must have the full support of your team. But here’s what happens when...
When you talk to your team about the strategies you want to make in your business, how do they react? Does their reaction change your plans? If there is uncertainty about the change, do you adjust your plans? If there is negativity, do you push them towards...
For your business to survive and thrive, change is necessary, essential even. Standing still is a recipe for irrelevance and ruin. But change in business is hard for a reason… People tend to do what they have always done in their business. Your team will do what...
The mere mention of the word ‘change’ may cause some of your team to feel uneasy. You probably feel that your team resist change, as it has a perceived fear or risk associated with it. BUT - Everyone has something they want to change. In your business...
Brexit – a change that everyone has an opinion. It has divided families, businesses and governments. BUT on the 23rd June 2016 the UK did what most people thought they would never do, and voted to leave the EU. Most polls suggested that the UK would remain in...
Change, The dictionary definition is: ‘make something or someone different, alter or modify, replace with something else, ideally something that is the same kind but newer and better’. This doesn’t sound too scary, but when you mention the word ‘change’ to most people it creates and atmosphere...
Lead with purpose - What is the purpose of your business? This question takes thought, planning and a real understanding of what your business stands for. It is not a list of the ‘things that you do in your business'. It’s about the values of your business,...
Build Value - Sell More Your business is successful because you have sales, you have won the business, convinced customers to buy from you and some have bought again and again. The current success of your business is down to your hard work done to win and...
Sharing stories or facts about your business has always been a powerful marketing tool. During the Covid pandemic, the messaging and content that you’ve shared with customers have likely changed very swiftly. More businesses have moved from offline to online in an attempt to either satisfy...
Avoid the business pitfalls of no or bad strategy in your business It’s a sad fact that in business, a good strategy is rare. For example – 26 CEOs of some of the world’s largest electronics companies were asked about the strategy by Anderson Consulting. They were...