The BusinessFitness Blog
Thoughts on topics to help you make more of your business…
Is Your Business Ready for “The Perfect Storm”?
I don’t know if you’ve seen this great MindBullet entitled “China’s Perfect Storm” which was “written from 30 years in the future”. For those of you unfamiliar with it, MindBullets sends out a weekly ‘bullet’ written...
“Change is not a four letter word… but often your reaction to it is!” Jeffrey Gitomer
Change is inevitable throughout life, and yet many people get really uncomfortable with it. As well-known business author, speaker, trainer, Jeffrey Gitomer, says, the reaction to change is often a four-letter word,...
Leading Your Business Successfully in a VUCA World
VUCA – Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, Ambiguity. You’d think it was an acronym designed specifically for these very different times in which we currently live. In fact, though, it was coined in the late 80s by...
“Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four hour days.” – Zig Ziglar
Overwhelm is something most of us feel at times – there’s simply not enough time to get things done. But is it really a lack of time, or is it rather a lack of direction, of focus? One of the early, and best-known...
12 Signs You’re Overwhelmed in Your Business
Olivia was a web designer who worked with small entrepreneurial businesses. She loved helping entrepreneurs create websites that were as beautiful as they were functional. After a few years in business, Olivia found...
“Company culture matters. How management chooses to treat its people impacts everything for better or for worse.” – Simon Sinek
Company culture is both real and complex. A small company generally takes its lead from the founding members, but as the business grows, new people come in and this can cause disruption – both to original members who...
Why a Proper Board is Essential for Even Small Businesses
l3Many business owners believe that boards are for larger companies only, and small companies cannot afford the time or the costs of a proper board. This is very wrong! Although large companies need to have...
“Success is not final; failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill
Churchill, probably best-known for his wartime leadership, was somebody who would never give up. Apart from his early years in the military, he was one of the longest-serving politicians in British history, serving...
The Magic of Small Changes for Big Profit Increases
Often, when we look at a business, it seems that big changes are needed if the business is to achieve decent levels of profitability. However, the reality is that small changes to the critical levers in a business can...
“Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.” – Abraham Lincoln
Although there is some doubt as to whether Abraham Lincoln actually said this, the principle is absolutely correct and in keeping with his character – he was known for planning and being a very effective leader. Anyone...
Great News For Your Business – Growth Ahead
No less than 61% of South African SMMEs surveyed by Mastercard* in Q2 this year are actively planning for growth. This despite a massive 84% saying their revenue has been negatively affected by the pandemic, with the...
“Happy employees lead to happy customers, which leads to more profits.” — Vaughn Aust
Vaughn Aust really captures this succinctly – if your team is happy, it’s going to be a lot more productive, and will be giving the right message to your customers, too, making them happier, and leading to a more...