by Guy Whitcroft | Jan 22, 2021 | Board & Governance, BusinessFitness, HR & Personnel, Leadership, Motivation
… something happens to me or I lose a key employee? This is just one of a series of questions you should be asking yourself on an ongoing basis as a business owner / CEO. Is your business resilient enough to continue to thrive if this happens, or will it face peril?...
by Guy Whitcroft | Jan 13, 2021 | BusinessFitness, HR & Personnel, Leadership, Motivation
Business owners & CEOs find this to be so true – they feel like all the major decisions are theirs and have to show positivity at all times, regardless of how they feel. As a leader, who do you turn to? It’s difficult to discuss things objectively with your...
by Guy Whitcroft | Jan 6, 2021 | BusinessFitness, HR & Personnel, Leadership, Motivation
It’s all very well having determined a new strategy for these times, but is your business really set up for success? By this, I mean is your team configured to succeed? Alden Mills, in his book “Unstoppable Teams,” talks about the need to have your team members...
by Guy Whitcroft | Dec 15, 2020 | BusinessFitness, Leadership, Motivation, Strategy
I love this quote – so often we miss the point that whether the proverbial glass is half empty or half full, it’s always refillable! Business, like life, is full of opportunities and as one fades another can always emerge, provided you’re looking out for it. Even in...
by Guy Whitcroft | Dec 7, 2020 | BusinessFitness, Leadership, Motivation
I have to agree with the author and artist, Heather Stillufsen – Mondays are great! I’ve never understood why businesses often seem to have sales meetings on Friday afternoons: not only are people often tired and easily distracted, they’ve probably forgotten the...
by Guy Whitcroft | Nov 16, 2020 | BusinessFitness, Excellence, Growth, Motivation
This might seem a little Zen-like at first glance, but it’s really a very clear sentence about attitude. Simply, your attitude determines your success… If you truly believe you can accomplish something, you will. If you have serious doubts, you won’t. Coincidentally,...