The BusinessFitness Blog
Thoughts on topics to help you make more of your business…
10 Tips & Tricks For Growing and Branding an Established Company – Guest Post
Initiating a business venture may seem simple but nurturing growth and distinguishing it from other companies are entirely distinct challenges, so an alternative manner of thinking and specialized skills are needed....
“Sometimes our stop-doing list needs to be bigger than our to-do list.”- Patti Digh
Does your to-do list feel like it’s a black hole, sucking in all your time and not letting anything out? You’d be surprised at how common this feeling is, but it’s also simpler than you’d think to tame this beast and...
“Predicting rain doesn’t count, building an ark does.” – Warren Buffett
Are you “predicting rain” for your business? And are you ready for the tough times if they come? After all, we’re living in some turbulent times: a war in Europe impacting the globe, sabre-rattling around China that...
The New New-Normal: Employers Demanding a Return to the Office
Is an employee revolution brewing as staff are told to return to the office? Has the New-Normal #WFH (Work from Home) ‘experiment’ run its course? Are we facing a New New-Normal and, if so, what will be the response...
“From CEO to OUT: How a CEO’s Worst Nightmare Can Become a Reality” – A Must-Read for Business Owners and CEOs
It happened again last week! A friend of a friend was ousted from her position as CEO of a company she jointly owned, going from CEO to out of work in a day… A complete shock to her as there was no indication this was...
“Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.” – Warren Bennis
Many business owners and leaders have a vision for where they believe the business could be in the years ahead, but how many translate this vision into reality. Yet, as leadership studies pioneer Warren Bennis said,...
Maximizing Your Business Value: A Guide for Entrepreneurs and Business Owners
I saw reference this week to a report which estimated the amount of private equity “dry powder” at a massive $1.96 trillion as at the end of last year (2022). These are funds committed by investors but not yet spent –...
“Doing Things is Not the Same as Getting Things Done” – Jared Silver
In this busy, busy world, where our attention is being sought by multiple people and sources all the time, it’s often tough to focus on the important and not just the urgent – hence the wise words quoted by this...
From Good to Great: How Employee Recognition Can Transform Company Culture
A business with a high-performance workforce that wants to stay with the company and be part of its success… Sounds like a dream? It’s actually very possible. Worryingly, 43% of some 36 000 employees interviewed by the...
Building a High-Performing Board of Directors: Key Qualities to Look for in Board Members
Many companies, especially smaller ones, are neglecting an extremely valuable resource – the board – believing, quite wrongly, that the board of directors and board meetings are simply about statutory compliance and...
If Recession Looms, are 4-Day Weeks or 70-Hour Weeks the Smarter Choice for Your Business and Employees?
Is a global recession looming, or not? Certainly at the start of 2023, the IMF believed much of the world would be facing one this year, although by the end of February, forecasts were being pushed back. One thing is...
“Productivity is less about what you do with your time. And more about how you run your mind.” – Robin S Sharma
Have you ever had “one of those days” where you just can’t seem to finish anything? You’re constantly distracted, and end it feeling your productivity has been bad and you’ve a longer to-do list than when you started?...