Keeping it in the family Many small businesses are family owned and run. Which can be both a blessing and a curse. A blessing because you have a close knit support structure around you and you and your partner are working towards a common goal.…
Does your business support your dreams? Most small businesses start almost by accident or out of necessity. They then tend to grow organically, with bits and pieces being added to the pot as the business evolves. Rarely is any business designed from the beginning, but…
Make your marketing more compelling through benefits selling. Let’s say I simply marketed myself as a business coach with experience in leadership roles. I can almost hear you thinking, so what? You’re probably also thinking, what does that mean for me? What benefit is there…
What is holding you back from achieving your goals? Time? Experience? Skills? On the face of it, all of these may be true but what if I told you these hurdles only exist because of your self-limiting beliefs. What are self-limiting beliefs? Well, these are…
Only 2% of business owners have a plan. I am sure you’ve heard this before, but it’s worth repeating, only 2% of business owners have a plan. Which I find strange given the value of having a business plan is undeniable. Studies show that planning…
Key questions to reflect on at year-end It’s safe to say the last few years have passed by in a bit of a blur, and while we entered 2022 hoping things would get back to ‘normal’, many of us may have felt it has been…
Turn how you look at failure on its head It takes courage to be a business owner. It really does. Whether you always planned to be a business owner or whether you fell into it by circumstance, there is no doubt it takes courage to…
The power of feedforward for performance reviews Running and growing your own business successfully depends a lot on your ability to keep yourself motivated and focused on the end goal. When things don’t go according to plan, it’s your resilience that keeps you going. Your…
In one of my previous articles, I looked at five alternatives to business coaching. This time, I thought I would answer some of the questions often asked about business coaching in particular. If you have any more at the end of it, just get in…
Every leader is different, so are your employees Of the seven keys to building high performance teams, the first key is leadership. For a very good reason. You can’t expect your team to transform your business by themselves, after all, can you? Your team…
The challenge is time, I get it. You know you should be spending more time on your marketing activities but can’t seem to free up the hours to do so. But if you want to keep those leads coming in then you need to take…
Even the best leaders have blind spots. No matter how successful or confident a leader may be, there are likely to be areas for development and behaviours that limit their career progress or ability to truly excel. These blind spots can manifest in any area…
