Is it time to make faster business progress? Could your leadership actually be part of the problem? Have you had enough of mediocre results or peaks and troughs that make it so hard to move forward? Recently, I have met a startling number of business people who are tearing their hair out because the leadership […]
One sad comment I hear over and over again from disappointed employees is “The company I work for is just bobbing along going nowhere”. What a waste. That man or woman was once a child with stars in his eyes and dreams of all the wonderful things he would be a part of achieving. It’s […]
Innovation is becoming increasingly popular. People seem to think it is the key to successful growth. Yet Jim Collins most recent book Great by Choice, which is definitely worth reading, shows that this is not the case. Let us stand back and ask: “What do we really mean by innovation?”. Is it: • creating something […]
In most companies I get to know, their people pull in different directions. Its starts from the leadership team downwards. As a result MD’s ask me “Why are my staff not more committed? Why is productivity not higher?” Businesses do not realize that THE no. 1 thing is to get everyone pulling in the same […]
Imagine this business growth analogy: A 50 foot high water pipeline. It takes a huge amount of effort to pump water up to the top. Then imagine that the pipeline bends horizontally and, because of many leaks, most of the water leaks straight back out again! Would you not be appalled? What a ridiculous waste. […]
I’m fascinated. While most companies say there is hope of growth, a few are soaring. I have been watching these fast growing companies like a hawk, to understand what they are doing that is working so well. They are inspirational. I have dubbed them “The One Percent”. The One Percent Companies For instance, a small […]
I never imagined that Apple would overtake Microsoft in market value. Did you? Their market share was far too small. Now it looks like they are about to pass them on revenue too!* In this economy, where everyone says it is hard to increase revenue, Apple has grown at over 37% each quarter – for […]
Business leaders are asking: “How can I improve productivity? How can I get my people to achieve more – to do more without increasing costs?” The problem is that the dynamic is wrong. Staff mainly come to work to pay the bills. Teams that achieve outstanding business results are very different…. you need start by building […]
