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...
What is your competitive advantage within engineering and metal manufacturing businesses? There is a multitude of distractions in your business that can lure you away and stop you from focusing on the things that really matter. But when you take the time and effort to develop a...
To achieve survive and thrive goals - your engineering or metal manufacturing business requires focus. You might have ambitious goals and you might have grand plans to achieve them, but you are too busy just running your business day to day that you can’t get started. Sound...
Business Success The immediate need to work from home caused by the pandemic in March 2020 changed the way we work as a country and affected the way work is accomplished. For some working from home was a challenge, many had never done it before and been...
Good Strategy – you have heard the word bandied about in many business scenarios, probably including your own. But what does it mean? The dictionary definition states: “a plan of action designed to achieve a long-term or overall aim”. or “the art of planning and directing overall military operations and movements...
Since the COVID pandemic broke you have probably used your business brain more than ever before. Are you fatigued with the sheer effort of trying to keep your business going, managing your team, the financial uncertainty, the changing way your business is operating and that’s even...
Quarterly goals. When you started your business, you’ll have had many ideas about the direction you wanted it to go in and what you wanted to achieve. You had dreams, ideas, goals and objectives. Even in uncertain times, maybe especially in uncertain times, setting goals for your...
Reputation. It’s often said that we see a person’s true colours in times of stress. The same is true of business. Covid-19 has created a worldwide state of stress. How do we respond? Two possibilities...
The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW) has warned that many SME’s face a cash flow cliff edge in the coming months. While many member firms of the ICAEW have backed the governments support packages for business, they have also warned that without...
Job Security is in doubt like never before. According to a massive research study into team morale, being treated fairly matters more than anything else. The research (18million+ employee surveys), suggests that FAIRNESS breaks down into 3 elements: Your team’s sense of job security; Your team’s sense of fair pay, and ...