by Guy | Jul 28, 2021 | Business - General, BusinessFitness, Excellence, Growth, HR & Personnel, Leadership, Motivation, Profitability
Following last week’s post about how “Defining Your Ideal Customer Boost Profits,” I now want to turn to another very important consideration: your ideal employee. Research shows that almost 75% of people have left a job because of a cultural mismatch. Given the costs...
by Guy | Jul 15, 2021 | Board & Governance, Business - General, BusinessFitness, Customer Service, Disruption, HR & Personnel, Leadership, Lifetime Value, Pandemic, COVID, Strategy
With anarchy gripping parts of South Africa, business owners here – even those not directly in the path of the violence – are facing the real prospect of serious issues with their businesses: staff safety, supply chain, customers, payment systems and general...
by Guy | Jul 12, 2021 | Business - General, BusinessFitness, Disruption, Excellence, Growth, HR & Personnel, Leadership, Productivity
What great words from the late Jim Rohn, a great American entrepreneur, author and speaker, succinctly showing the value of continued self-education. While there’s no question of the value of education, there is equally no question that it needs to continue throughout...
by Guy | Jul 7, 2021 | Business - General, BusinessFitness, HR & Personnel, Motivation, Pandemic, COVID, Productivity, Upturn, Work Life Balance, Working From Home
We’re looking at a new world of work. As we see many countries easing restrictions with vaccination programs reaching a critical mass of the population, companies are opening up more, and staff are now increasingly evaluating their current roles and the way...
by Guy | Jun 28, 2021 | Business - General, BusinessFitness, Growth, HR & Personnel, Leadership, Motivation
What a great summary of one of the most important facets of leadership from the global statesman, Henry Kissinger. Too often, leaders seem to think their role is one of telling people what to do without either leading the way or setting an example. And then there is...
by Guy | Jun 23, 2021 | Business - General, BusinessFitness, Growth, HR & Personnel, Leadership, Motivation, Productivity, Sales
We’ve all seen this – the business starts and gets a great salesperson aboard that really knows how to work the phones and get the business in. But is this the right person as the business keeps growing? Initially, of course, the new business is about making sales at...
