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When Last Year’s Business Assumptions Becomes This Year’s Constraint
“The difficulty lies not so much in developing new ideas as in escaping from old ones.” – John Maynard Keynes, The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money, 1936 The Year Changes. The Logic Often Doesn’t...
How Strategy in SMEs Unravels in Q1
“The best laid schemes o’ mice an’ men / Gang aft a-gley.” – Robert Burns, To a Mouse, 1785 When Nothing Goes Wrong, Yet Something Is Lost Most SME CEOs reach a moment, often sometime in February, when they notice...
Strategic Clarity at the Start of a Year: What It Really Means
“All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone.” – Blaise Pascal January and the Pressure for Answers January has a particular feel for leaders. Not loud, not overtly...
From Buttons to Boardrooms: Business Leadership Lessons That Still Matter in a World of Constant Change
What five decades in business taught me about judgement, resilience, and momentum From Buttons to Boardrooms: Setting the Scene Picture this: 1972, a dimly lit computer room in, then, Salisbury, Rhodesia. I'm a...
Business Strategy 2026: The 11 Priorities SME Leaders Must Get Right for Real Growth
“Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” – Winston Churchill Introduction – From Looking Back to Looking Forward If 2025 sorted the strong from the fragile, where should SME leaders...
5 Tips for Being a Leader in an Evolving Market – Guest Post
Learn how to lead your business through change by following actionable strategies. Discover five tips for being a leader in an evolving market. Navigating the constant shifts of the modern business landscape requires...
2025 Business Retrospective: How a BANI World Sorted the Strong from the Fragile
“The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence; it is to act with yesterday’s logic.” – Peter Drucker Introduction – 2025 Business Retrospective: Lessons, Patterns and the Road Ahead December...
The Agile Operating Model: How SME CEOs Turn Chaos into Control and Build Sustainable Growth
"Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change." – Stephen Hawking Introduction: When Efficiency Meets Adaptability Two CEOs face the same supply chain disruption. The first spends three weeks chasing...
Building a Continuous Improvement Culture That Drives Operational Excellence
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.” – Aristotle Introduction: Excellence as a Daily Discipline Many leaders assume operational excellence is the product of large-scale...
Business Systemisation: How to Successfully Streamline Operations, Eliminate Waste, and Build a Scalable Business
“You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.” – James Clear The Cost of Chaos – Why Business Systemisation Is No Longer Optional If you run a growing business, you will know...
The Role of Industrial Shelving in Inventory Management – Guest Post
Discover how the right industrial shelving can boost efficiency, improve inventory accuracy, and enhance warehouse safety. Optimise your operations today. Effective inventory management is the backbone of any...
Optimising Your Supply Chain: Strategies to Cut Costs and Build Business Resilience
“The line between disorder and order lies in logistics.” – Sun Tzu, The Art of War Introduction – The Hidden Engine Behind Every Business It took just one ship to halt global trade – and remind the world how...