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6 Leadership Thoughts
6 Thoughts on Good Leadership A good leader is like a good ship's captain; they plan the trip in their mind before they leave the dock. They have a clear vision of their destination, they understand...
Overcoming Fear
Mike Tyson was a Fearsome warrior in the ring. Other fighters feared him. As a Leader, you need to overcome your fears and lead - sometimes without knowing what the results will look like. This is...
She Gave Everything She Had
She Gave Everything She Had I really love this article I read over Christmas written by Debbie Glass, about 'giving everything you have.' A powerful story about giving everything without...
Are You Honest
How Honest are Yourself in your Business As a Business owner or M.D. you’ve achieved some success in your business. It’s been challenging, and moving from initial growth to the plateau stage and...
Yes If….
YES IF….. As a Business owner or M.D. you’ve achieved some success in your business. It’s been challenging, and moving from initial growth to the plateau stage and then moving toward further growth...
Riches in Business
Riches in Business Poverty is attracted to the one whose mind is favourable to it, as money is attracted to one whose mind has been deliberately prepared to attract it. Riches don’t respond to...
Business Success
Business Success To be successful a business needs both a spiritual and business mission. When business’s gets too big, it forgets its mission, or if the mission it was created for, is no longer...
Hitting a Slump
Hitting a slump One of the main reasons for a stoppage in results is that you’re not practicing the fundamentals. Understand you can work your way out of it. You can always get more money, but you...
A Focus issue
A Focus Issue. We don’t have a business issue in the UK, we have a focus issue. If your main focus is ‘instant gratification’ like, “I must have the new car now”, or “the new stereo system,” then...
Leadership questions
Leadership Questions As a Business owner or M.D. you’ve achieved some success in your business. It’s been challenging, and moving from initial growth to the plateau stage and then moving toward...
Leadership
Leadership A good leader is like a good ship's captain; they plan the trip in their mind before they leave the dock. They have a clear vision of their destination, - they understand what it takes to...
THE COMING RECESSION
THE COMING RECESSION – WHAT WILL YOU DO TO GET THROUGH? If you don’t get this right when the next recession hits, then you will continue to have products/services that nobody wants. Without...
TIME WASTED
HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU WASTE BY NOT RETURNING CALLS Recently I was trying to call a Business owner on the phone. I had sent him a letter in the post – the old ‘snail-mail’ as opposed to e-mail, which...
INTEGRITY:
INTEGRITY: Would yours stand up to Scrutiny? I've been reading in the paper recently lots and lots of stuff that makes me shake my head and wonder what the heck are people actually thinking of....
I’d rather Be a Viking!
I’d rather be a Viking! Ignoring the brutality of the era and the obvious masculine stereotype, I propose that the Viking Longship is a superior analogy for business. Let’s begin with a bit of...
LEADERSHIP
LEADERSHIP Leadership has more to do with people than with the nature of the endeavour to which it is applied. Leaders need to believe three things; You are in this world to make a difference You...
WHO ADVISES YOU?
WHO ADVISES YOU? You may be good at what you do. Indeed, you may be better than most, but without the help of others you will never be as good as you could be. Humans were made to interact with each...
Uganda
I had the privilege of being in Uganda recently, guiding and mentoring Mbale Business owners . To receive this thank you note is incredibly humbling ----------------- Dear Pete, I hope your travel...
SHACKLETON’S WAY
SHACKLETON’S WAY OF GETTING THE GROUP THROUGH A CRISIS As a busy C.E.O. or Business owner it's challenging to keep your staff highly trained and inspired. Running a business when your team isn’t...
Where has the Customer Service gone?
Where has the Customer Service gone? As a Business owner or M.D. you’ve achieved some success in your business. It’s been challenging, and moving from initial growth to the plateau stage and...
SHACKLETON. FORGING A LOYAL TEAM
SHACKLETON. FORGING A UNITED AND LOYAL TEAM. (An Extract taken from the book, Shackleton's Way, by Morrell and Capparell) As a Business owner or M.D. in the tyre industry you’ve achieved some...
WORRY – How to overcome it!
WORRY – How to overcome it! Sleepless nights: Worrying about cashflow, or how to pay suppliers or staff – or even yourself? Could it be that business isn’t fun anymore, you have no FREEDOM and...
Worry. How to overcome it!
WORRY – How to overcome it! Sleepless nights: Worrying about cashflow, or how to pay suppliers or staff – or even yourself? Could it be that business isn’t fun anymore, you have no FREEDOM and...
COMPLEXITY – How to keep things simple in your Business.
COMPLEXITY – How to keep things simple in your Business. The importance of keeping things simple..... There is an issue that stifles business execution success. That issue is called complexity. Tim...
SHACKLETON’S WAYS
SHACKLETON'S WAYS SHACKLETON'S 10 WAYS OF DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP SKILLS As a Business owner or M.D. in the tyre industry you’ve achieved some success in your business. It’s been challenging, and...
Leadership Advice: Leaders – dealers in hope!
This article is giving you important Leadership advice. Napoleon described LEADERS as 'dealers in hope'. He understood that hope is one of the greatest of all possessions. If you can be the person...
Why the Tyre Industry are like Sequoia Trees!
Why the Tyre Industry are like Sequoia Trees! I was talking to an M.D. of a large tyre company last week and he was frustrated because it is such a cut-throat business now. His competitors were...
Leadership Decision-Making
LEADERSHIP DECISION-MAKING I was reading a news week magazine recently and read the following article about a bakery who saw an opportunity emerge from the Pandemic. Opportunities are around us...
Decision Making
Not making a decision is still a decision. And in life, we are called upon to make decisions every day. Some are major decisions, but most day-to-day decisions are minor. Don't let others make...
AND I THOUGHT IT WAS ONLY ME…..
Oh WOW and THANK YOU…..!!!!!!!! I didn’t realise when I posted my article yesterday on the abysmal customer experience I received from the automotive industry just how prevalent this poor customer...
HOW DOES A BUSINESS SURVIVE WITH THIS LACK OF SERVICE……?
WHAT WOULD YOU DO IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES? This is why I wrote a letter to the CEO of a major Automotive company recently…… You will not enjoy this letter! In fact I believe it may be the worst...
HOW TO GET YOU & YOUR BUSINESS SUCCESSFULLY THROUGH THE NEW OMICRON VIRUS WITH OUR 4 KEY TIPS.
HOW TO GET YOU & YOUR BUSINESS SUCCESSFULLY THROUGH THE NEW OMICRON VIRUS WITH OUR 4 KEY TIPS. Many Sales Professionals & Business Owners have been ringing, or e-mailing, wanting guidance...
SOLVING THE TOOTHPASTE PROBLEM
SOLVING THE TOOTHPASTE PROBLEM This story has shades of council problem-solving techniques. A toothpaste factory sometimes shipped empty boxes without the tube inside. The company CEO assembled his...
LETTING GO OF THE VINE
LETTING GO OF THE VINE Most Leaders or Managers are unable to reach the next level because they simply are not ready to let go of the vine. Before you can grow, you’ll need to take a leap of faith...
TURN A £4 INVESTMENT INTO A 791% ROI?
HOW TO TURN A £4 INVESTMENT INTO A 791% ROI? Buy a packet of chocolate biscuits of Course! Tuesday was hot and Pete was worried about the packet of chocolate biscuits he’d bought from Tesco's. ...
2 TYPES OF MINDSET
The two types of mindset you need to understand… Yesterday, I wrote to you about the power mindset has to keep you on the right track. Get your mindset fixed and you can hit your goals and get the...
INTRODUCTION TO LEADERSHIP
LEADERSHIP, Napoleon described leaders as 'dealers in hope'. He understood that hope is one of the greatest of all possessions. If you can be the person who bestows that gift on others, they'll be...
Why 66% of businesses fail!
Why 66% of businesses fail within the first 10 years A known fact is that half of new businesses survive for the first five years and only one third of new business survive for ten years. That’s 66%...
Mindset. Out with the Old – In with the New!
Mindset. Out with the Old – In with the New! It’s about transforming you into a new person by changing the way you think'. Think with: faith instead of fear, assurance instead of anxiety and joy...
CONTRASTS – see and feel the difference.
2 CONTRASTS When we are looking to increase our cashflow and retain customers into our shops, customer experience, and how we treat a person who enters our premises, is the key to keep them coming...
The quest for loyalty
How can you gain a head start in the quest for loyalty? Incentives that’s how. A study was done at a Carwash and loyalty cards handed out to 300 people. The first a time customer came in for car...
How to become a Jedi master of social influence
How can you become a Jedi master of social influence? According to Wikipedia, social influence "comprises the ways in which individuals change their behaviour to meet the demands of a social...
TIME MANAGEMENT OR SELF MANAGEMENT…?
TIME MANAGEMENT, OR SELF MANAGEMENT…? Sitting in his office, head in his hands, Bob wondered how he had ended up like this. He didn’t have any time to himself, to get his work done. There was...
Offering People more makes them want less!
Offering People more makes them want less! We start a new job and immediately we are inundated with loads of paperwork and learning. Remember starting at your current job. There is...
9 Idiotic Office Rules That Drive Everyone Insane
9 Idiotic Office Rules That Drive Everyone Insane Companies need to have rules—that’s a given—but they don’t have to be shortsighted and lazy attempts at creating order. I understand the temptation....
Idealisation|Visualisation|Verbalisation|Materialisation
Idealisation | Visualisation | Verbalisation | Materialisation I.V.V.M. stands for Idealisation, Visualisation, Verbalisation, Materialisation If your brain is not trained for success in business,...
Why you should ask for help in business (a cautionary tale)
There's a reason why you should ask for help in business and to demonstrate the point, let me revisit a story of my stupidity from a few years back. There's a saying that goes "there are old pilots...
Customer service v Customer experience
Customer service v Customer experience Customer service is reactionary. Customer experience is being pro-active I put this post up a few days ago. Yesterday I went to see and Accountant for...
I’d rather be a Viking!
I’d rather be a Viking! Ignoring the brutality of the era and the obvious masculine stereotype, I propose that the Viking Longship is a superior analogy for business. Let’s begin with a bit of...
INTEGRITY: Would yours stand up to Scrutiny?
INTEGRITY: Would yours stand up to Scrutiny? I've been reading in the paper recently, lots and lots of stuff that makes me shake my head and wonder what the heck are people actually thinking of. And...
Be Warned
WE'RE WORKING WITH 2 GREAT BUSINESS OWNERS........ A WARNING WE HAVE GIVEN THEM THOUGH....... The challenge is to take time away from the business (which they're not used to doing) and taking their...