Psychological safety is a subtle but powerful factor when it comes to whether your business will succeed or fail. Get it right, and you have a highly motivated, high-performing, collaborative team. Get it wrong, and you create a cut-throat work environment of mistrust, judgment, poor communication...
Imagine you are in a meeting with some or all of your team and someone takes an interpersonal risk and shares an idea, issue, concern or problem. However, instead of receiving support, leading to an open, constructive and healthy debate or conversation, another member of...
How can Metal Manufacturing and Engineering businesses leverage having a growth strategy You might be wondering, why is a growth strategy so important? Well, let's face it, the business world is constantly evolving, and the metal manufacturing and engineering sector is no exception. With technological advancements,...
What is the one thing that holds you back from achieving everything you want for your business? You might say it would be the day-to-day work, money, recruitment, outside forces, team, clients, suppliers… In truth, it is a little of each of these – but they...
Time is not earned, it just IS, so it is easy for us to take it for granted. This happens in both our personal and business lives. Very rarely is time taken seriously or used wisely enough, but it is your most precious commodity. When it’s...
As we become experts in our field, there is a natural tendency in all of us to fall victim to the ‘curse of knowledge’. The curse of knowledge is the supervillain in any form of communication – even more so when that communication involves numbers. So, what...
Should you make time to simplify the numbers in your business? Numbers are everywhere. In a personal situation where someone is throwing numbers at you, the more complicated they are, the less you understand them and, if they miss things out, you simply don’t follow the point...
Like many businesses, you probably started out selling your products and services through the usual, predictable distribution channels (warehouses, retailers, distributers) or directly to your end customer. But what if you viewed your business in a different way, so that you’re with your customer every step...
Make the time to invest in subscription model success for your business Making the time to invest in subscription-based businesses are everywhere now, and more are being created every day. Even the most unlikely businesses are taking advantage of the success of the subscription model. As a...
Use autonomy, mastery and purpose to build and maintain the motivation of your team You know that the success you have experienced in your business so far is down to your team, and you also know that building on this success and growing your business...