by Guy | Jul 28, 2022 | Board & Governance, Business - General, BusinessFitness, Disruption, Economy, Leadership, Pandemic, COVID, Recession, Risk, Success
The supply chain crisis around the world is significant, and it doesn’t feel like it’s going away. The impact of this on business is potentially enormous, and even more difficult in these times of high inflation, high interest rates and potentially reducing demand....
by Guy | Jul 21, 2022 | Board & Governance, Business - General, BusinessFitness, Culture, Excellence, Growth, Investing, Leadership, Productivity, Profitability, Strategy, Success, Work Life Balance
Statistics show that some 40% of CEOs fail within their first three years – a high, and costly, failure rate. Understanding the success secrets of the world’s best CEOs will help your business, your own development, and ensure you can avoid becoming just another...
by Guy | Jul 14, 2022 | Business - General, BusinessFitness, Coaching, Culture, Excellence, Growth, HR & Personnel, Leadership, Motivation, Productivity, Profitability, Success
Every professional sportsperson recognises the value of coaching if they’re to reach their peak performance, but this is still relatively rare among executives and other professional businesspeople. However, a number of studies have conclusively shown the massive...
by Guy | Jul 7, 2022 | Board & Governance, Business - General, BusinessFitness, Coaching, Culture, Excellence, Leadership, Non-Executive Directors, Profitability, Success, Valuation
Being a CEO can be tough – as the old adage goes, “It’s lonely at the top.” Yet some CEOs lead really successful businesses and do so wherever they are. How do they achieve this? Simply, by learning about best practices, and following these, while avoiding the CEO...
by Guy | Jun 30, 2022 | Board & Governance, Business - General, BusinessFitness, Culture, Leadership, Profitability, Success, Work Life Balance
We’ve all had it – those times when ‘Life’ gets in the way of running your business. Yet, paradoxically, it’s often in these times when your business seems to need you the most. So, how to you ensure you can focus on things outside the business and keep the company...
by Guy | Jun 28, 2022 | Board & Governance, Business - General, BusinessFitness, Leadership, Profitability, Risk, Sales, Success, Valuation
A great comment by the legendary Jack Welch. I think few business owners would disagree with the measures of customer and employee satisfaction, but many might question seeing cash flow, as opposed to profit, as the third measure. But a profitable company can still be...