by Guy | 19 Oct, 2023 | Board & Governance, Board of Directors, Business - General, BusinessFitness, Growth, Leadership, Non-Executive Directors, Profitability, Risk, Strategy, Valuation
“The board plays a vital role in shaping strategy.” – Ram Charan In the world of business, management guru Ram Charan’s words, “The board plays a vital role in shaping strategy” couldn’t be truer. As business owners and CEOs of...
by Guy | 5 Oct, 2023 | Board & Governance, Business - General, BusinessFitness, Excellence, Leadership, Strategy, Success
In today’s rapidly changing business landscape, strategic planning is the roadmap that defines where a business is headed and how it intends to get there. A well-crafted three-year strategic plan not only sets the direction but also aligns the entire...
by Guy | 24 May, 2023 | Board & Governance, Business - General, BusinessFitness, Culture, Customers, Disruption, Economy, Excellence, Leadership, Motivation, Recession, Risk, Strategy, Success
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 could escalate, growing weather pattern instability...
by Guy | 10 May, 2023 | Board & Governance, Board of Directors, Business - General, BusinessFitness, Culture, Investing, NEDs, Non-Executive Directors, Valuation
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 even under consideration. And it’s not the first...
by Guy | 26 Apr, 2023 | Board & Governance, Business - General, BusinessFitness, Culture, Growth, Investing, Leadership, Profitability, Risk, Success, Valuation
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 – in other words, for businesses that are in good...
by Guy | 6 Apr, 2023 | Board & Governance, Board of Directors, Business - General, BusinessFitness, Character Traits, Culture, Excellence, Growth, Leadership, NEDs, Non-Executive Directors, Profitability, Strategy, Valuation
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 are costly in terms of time and money. Nothing is...
