Business Funding Derby Business funding Derby is available to local business owners – but most are not aware. Getting the right level of support, whether coaching/business support or real hard cash, is key to many organisation’s growth needs. The good news is that there are a[...]
Answer this question to grow your business A common recurring question that almost every business asks is; how can we grow our business with limited resources? If you are like most of our clients, you will have asked this question in many different ways. How[...]
Stress, adrenal fatigue, exhaustion As an executive coach I work with many individuals who suffer from exhaustion. Symptoms include; Waking up in the morning but not feeling refreshed Brain fog – struggling to find appropriate words A sense that someone has fed them sleeping tablets[...]
Leadership: Making difficult decisions Senior leaders of large organisations wrestle with making difficult decisions. In almost every case, the decision involves people. Real, living, breathing, emotional, caring, hard working people. Take current stringent government budget cuts. Council leaders need to decide how best to reduce[...]
Dealing with difficult employees Dealing with difficult employees can be hard. We’ve all come across them. Disaffected. Despondent. Depressed. Every time we try we try dealing with difficult employees, it seems our best attempts are thrown back in our face. Many of these employees may be disengaged meaning[...]
Time to celebrate? I met with a Managing Director of a £9m business last week. Since 2009 he and his team had grown the business organically from £5m. His concerns were typical of any business. Ensuring adequate cash flow. Attracting and retaining top talent. Increasing[...]
Implementing effective change Implementing effective change is difficult. Just imagine any of the following three scenarios; i) As the boss you’ve decided that in order to save costs and promote growth you will close your current offices, move ten miles down the road to cheaper[...]
How to sell more – answer this question This is NOT how to sell more How to sell more. Everyone has an opinion on how to sell more. Increase your marketing. Recruit more sales people. Engage with social media. Bring a new product to market.[...]
Leadership Styles: What we can learn from Roberto Mancini Leadership styles – that’s what got Roberto Mancini the sack at Manchester City, not his team. To illustrate my point – review Roberto’s body language when his team lost a goal, or worse still, were losing. Instead of[...]
3 tips to enjoy more than 0.3% growth Relief. The UK avoided the triple dip recession. What’s more, although 0.3% is not a large number, growth was higher than expected (though don’t be surprised if its revised down as more data becomes available). Many businesses[...]