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Why finding strategic thinkers is essential to business growth

Imagine this. You’ve been working in your industry for at least ten years. You know your customers inside out and

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How bad apples ruin it for the rest of us

Struggling with productivity?  Ever stopped to wonder why?  Could you be carrying a few bad apples?  Look around any company

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Why strategic context is so essential to business growth

Let me ask you a question. What’s the best fruit in the world? Apples maybe?  Or grapes? I might be thinking bananas. But

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9 tried and tested ways to improve meetings in your business

What makes a shit meeting? I bet you can give me loads of things. Endless waffling. Unfocused agendas. No tangible actions.

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Why ‘tours of duty’ are the best way to motivate and develop your staff

Let me ask you something.  When you offer someone a job in your company, are you thinking they’ll be with

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Why ’empowering your people’ won’t help your company grow

Empowerment.  It’s a real buzz-word.  Companies trumpet it loudly from the rooftops – ‘We empower our people’ emblazoned all over

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Why knowing your team’s ‘Working Genius’ will lead your business to growth

Every human being is unique, with their natural gifts.  The way we think, act and feel are individual to each

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Why ‘Ideal Team Player’ is the best tool for interviewing top talent

OK – so you get it.  You know that hiring A-Players is critical to your growth plans. It’s the difference

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How adopting agile techniques across your business will power growth

Are you familiar with agile? If you’re working in tech, project management or software development, you’ve probably used this methodology. In

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Why it’s vital to plan for the inflection points of growth

Let me ask you this.  Do you feel stuck?  Like all the fun’s gone out of work? Is profitability dropping? 

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How to differentiate your business for fast and sustained growth

Differentiation.  Everyone says they’re doing it. Very few are doing it correctly.  If you want fast and sustained growth, you

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10 proven tips for better 1:1 meetings with your team

So you’ve decided to ditch annual appraisals after reading last week’s blog. Congratulations! You won’t regret it.  Instead, you want

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