Why don’t strategic plans work anymore (and what does)?
A strategic plan is invaluable for an organisation’s success, whether it is a commercial entity or a charity. It sets the course for the organisation to reach its goals.
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Strategy & personal development
Management without vision
A lack of management commitment to change and a failure to hold a compelling vision of the future with their employees are holding back global mature manufacturers when they attempt to make a move towards `lean manufacturing`.
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Do you have the power to make changes?
Communicating the right information to the right people in a manner that they can understand is crucial to being trusted.
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Help, I’m over 50 looking for work!
Despite the law protecting against age discrimination, the over 50’s can feel overlooked for career opportunities, and find it takes longer to secure a new role.
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10 tips to improve teamwork and achieve more
Most businesses are a reflection of their leaders and so it is important that you as a leader understand and promote teamwork within the company and the people.
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Will there be pastries? How to choose a mastermind group that works for you
Joining a mastermind group is an important decision for your business. Just as importantly it is an important decision for other businesses. When you become part of the collective you are committing to helping everyone.
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Man-up has had its day
The historical depiction of masculine strength has been to ‘man-up’ hold it all in, shut it all out, carry it all for everyone, never show emotions (other than anger, which was deemed acceptable for a male to express).
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Strategy and tactics – building the framework to dominate your industry
It’s easy to feel like you’re making the right decisions when you’re feeling comfortable. But when you’re looking at your business in the face of change, strategy is all about embracing uncertainty, risk, and discomfort—and if you want an effective strategy, you need all three of those things.
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Is your mindset ruining or growing your business?
Recognising which mindset you are currently in, can be the key to making long-lasting change in your life and your business. Success or failure; joy or misery? The choice is in your hands, well actually in your mind!
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Simple ways to improve your sleep and be more productive
In the business world, there is a lot of stress and worry occupying our thoughts. With this stress comes poor sleeping habits, which in turn lowers productivity and can affect both physical and mental health.
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People are a pain!
Speaking to small business owners about the pain of scaling up their businesses recently, one of the most common issues for them all was their people.
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Trust is crucial to good leadership
Trust is the engine that relationships are built around. And the truth is that trust is crucial if we are to succeed in work.
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How to deal with low-level depression
Not everyone is depressed to the point of considering taking a drastic step like self-destruction. Far more of us are fed up just enough to be somewhat dissatisfied with virtually everything.
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Workplace bullying takes many forms
I have been asked why I put up with certain behaviours for so long, and I liken it to a victim of domestic abuse. If you are told you are not good enough for long enough, you begin to believe it.
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Too many cooks? Who should join a mastermind group and what size is the best fit?
Mastermind groups have been around for quite some time now and a lot of businesses benefit from them. However, many businesses also don’t use them and seem to manage just fine. So, who will benefit from one and what size is the optimal group?
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What is emotional intelligence and why does it matter?
EQ has been defined as “the ability to monitor one’s own and other people’s emotions, to discriminate between different emotions and label them appropriately, and to use emotional information to guide thinking and behaviour”.
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Three therapists walk into a bar!
When people find out that I am osteopath the next question is usually ‘what is the difference between an osteopath, a chiropractor and a physiotherapist and which one would be the best for me to see?’
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What the hell is a mastermind group, and would it benefit my business?
For many businesspeople being part of a mastermind is hugely beneficial. Whether a mastermind would be worth it for you though is a very personal choice. It is a real commitment so before you can make a sensible decision you need to have perspective on what one actually is what it can do for your business.
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Don’t panic!
Panic attacks are a full body experience, they are a rush of intense mental and physical symptoms that can come from nowhere and appear very quickly.
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I was just trying to be nice!
Someone recently asked me if they had to stop being a nice person to lead a team of people effectively? I was shocked to be honest; I work with a broad range of leaders and to me they are all great people and are certainly nice.
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