“Sunshine all the time makes a desert.” – Arab Proverb

by Guy | Apr 6, 2021 | Business - General, BusinessFitness, Excellence, Growth, Motivation, Strategy

There are, of course many versions of this proverb, but all have one thing in common – the underlying belief that we need a degree of adversity for success, which is why 90% of family fortunes in America are squandered by the end of the third generation: life is just...

Passion Alone Won’t Make Your Business Successful

by Guy | Apr 1, 2021 | Business - General, BusinessFitness, Excellence, Leadership, Motivation

Many popular sayings talk about how passion for your work means you will succeed, and it won’t feel like you’re working, but this is far too simplistic. Passion alone can never sustain you in business – you need to have a rich skill set, too: an edge that puts you...

“Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear.” – Norman Vincent Peale

by Guy | Mar 29, 2021 | BusinessFitness, Economy, Leadership, Motivation, Recession, Strategy, Upturn

In this time of constant, swift change, exacerbated by uncertainty over government actions, there is a temptation to sit and wait for things to get better. After all, we don’t really know what impact the next diktat will have or when it will be imposed, and we’re...

How Many of These 7 Leadership Questions Can You Say Yes To?

by Guy | Mar 25, 2021 | BusinessFitness, Excellence, HR & Personnel, Leadership, Motivation

An interesting article in Inc. magazine was looking at leadership in the context of a 2019 study at the University of London which identified factors contributing to leadership performance and employee job satisfaction (employees generally leave their managers rather...

“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

by Guy | Mar 23, 2021 | BusinessFitness, Growth, Leadership, Motivation, Strategy

Essentially, what Emerson is saying is don’t just follow the crowd. After all, if our business offering is essentially the same as that of all our competitors, all that’s left to compete on is price, and price is never a sustainable advantage. Finding a USP with the...

“If speaking is silver, then listening is gold.” – Turkish Proverb

by Guy Whitcroft | Feb 1, 2021 | BusinessFitness, Leadership, Motivation

A great way to put the old adage about having two ears and one mouth and using them in proportion… As executives, too often we not only believe we have all the answers, but do so without taking input from others – after all, we’re leading the company for a reason: we...