by Guy | Sep 22, 2021 | Business - General, BusinessFitness, Customers, Growth, Profitability, Sales, Success, Valuation
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 lead to huge increases overall, due to the...
by Guy | Sep 20, 2021 | Business - General, BusinessFitness, Excellence, Growth, Leadership, Strategy, Success
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 attempting to chop down a tree with a blunt axe...
by Guy | Sep 15, 2021 | Board & Governance, Business - General, BusinessFitness, Disruption, Economy, Growth, Leadership, Pandemic, COVID, Profitability, Strategy, Upturn
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 survey showing that 79% are looking at earnings...
by Guy | Sep 8, 2021 | Business - General, BusinessFitness, Excellence, Growth, Leadership, Motivation, Productivity, Strategy, Success
Having your company’s Vision, Mission and Value statements published and well-understood are an important facet of leadership, but they can be just too big and long-term for everyone to buy into. Many leaders now talk about their BHAG (Big Hairy Audacious Goal) as a...
by Guy | Sep 6, 2021 | Business - General, BusinessFitness, Excellence, Growth, Motivation, Success
So often we read about people having “overnight success” and wonder how they did it – was it luck or some exceptional talent? However, when we dig down, it’s almost without exception that this sudden success has been the result of many years (sometimes decades) of...
by Guy | Aug 30, 2021 | Advertising, Business - General, BusinessFitness, Customers, Excellence, Growth, Marketing, Profitability, Sales, Success
Of course, what Jack Welch meant by this is not that you simply give up, but you go and find a competitive advantage so you can compete effectively. We often look at competitive advantage too narrowly, at just one or two aspects, with price being the most common one....
