Effective Boss: Why Your Management Style Drives Team Productivity As the person leading your team, your management style has more influence on productivity than almost anything else you do. Are you an effective boss who is respected and fair, or do you lean toward one
The Power of Leverage: Why Some Businesses Grow Faster With the Same Effort Two businesses can put in the same number of hours and end up with wildly different results. The difference usually comes down to leverage: the ability to multiply the effect of your
Build Trust Before Solving Problems Most resistance to change in a business is not really about the change itself. It is about trust, and building trust before solving problems is usually what actually clears the way for a solution to stick. A team that pushes
Start With the End in Mind: Why Vision Comes Before Strategy Long before it became a business cliche, the idea to start with the end in mind was popularised by Stephen Covey in his book on effective habits, and it still holds up well for
Delegate Decision Making: Why ‘You Decide’ Might Be Your Best Two Words Two of the most useful words a leader can say might just be “you decide.” Said at the right moment, they delegate decision making back to the person best placed to make the
The Knowing-Doing Gap: Why Information Alone Won’t Change Your Business Most business owners are not short on information. Between podcasts, courses, industry groups, and advisors, there is rarely a shortage of good ideas about what could be done differently. The real challenge sits somewhere else
Invest in Marketing: Why It Makes Selling Easier There is an important difference between marketing and selling, and understanding it can make growing a business considerably easier. Marketing is like fertilising the soil before you plant the seeds of a sale, and the more you
Daily Huddle: A Small Habit That Builds a Business That Runs Without You Most business owners want the same thing: a team that can run the day without them holding everything together. That goal often starts small, and it can start with a daily huddle.
Outside Your Comfort Zone: Why Growth Lives at the Edge, Not the Middle Some parts of running a business feel energising, while others feel flat, and it is not really about which tasks you enjoy most. Psychologists have studied this pattern for decades, under different
With all the world has thrown at us, we wouldn’t be surprised to hear that your workplace employee morale levels have dropped. As the employer, you’ll be aware that low morale can result in an increase in resignations, conflicts, and absenteeism, along with decreased productivity
