Today I attended a great workshop on Digital Transformation expertly delivered by friend and client Nick Salloway from Qrious www.qrious.co.uk. In the Scaling Up world, one of our mantras is ‘He who wins the technology race wins the race’. It is difficult to see how anyone will be able to build a great company without …
My motorbike has an associated app which means that it stores all sorts of information that I can access when I get back home. Start time, top speed, lean angle, average speed acceleration and deceleration g force. Loads of information. It got me thinking about the information we have or don’t have in our businesses. …
In his book ‘The Icarus Deception’ Seth Godin describes a business as art. I like that analogy. Like art there is no right way and no wrong way to create a business, there are however things and techniques which we must master in order to do it well. Scale and perspective spring to mind for …
Flexibility is the ability to move towards your goals without being overly rigid in how you do that. I have personally found flexibility to be a massive advantage both personally and in business. He who has the most flexibility will usually come out on top. As we enter an ever more VUCA world (VUCA stands …
I bet when you were a kid you had heroes, and I bet that you wanted to be just like your hero. Maybe it was Superman, or David Beckham, Eric Clapton or Scary Spice. If you are anything like me you would have chosen your hero on a very superficial basis, even if you never …
A friend asked me what my thoughts were on the coming year and he was surprised that my response was so positive. Given all of the dire warnings of the last few weeks he asked me why. I explained that Peter Drucker’s definition of an entrepreneur was someone who always searches for change, responds to …
And growth doesn’t mean busy, but as leaders, we often confuse the two. It isn’t fair that so many hard-working, honourable and ambitious people get stuck in the busy-ness trap. This confusion is partly to blame. Let’s be clear when we are in the ‘survival’ stage of a business having lots of work to do …
It is the last thing anyone wants. After a couple of very difficult years everyone has a right to want to ‘get back to normal’. Let’s be honest normal has left the building and is never coming back. Get used to it. Not only that but any thoughts of calm after the storm are also …
I have noticed an unwelcome side effect of the global pandemic. When lockdown came in March 2020 I think I reacted pretty well. I was decisive and adapted quickly to pivot how I operated my business and with my clients. I am proud of the way I handled my mind. Typically, I dislike not having …
Have you ever received this message when you have dialled a company or a helpline? It seems to be the default position these days. Of course there will be times when demand can outstrip supply but if this is a continuous recorded response or auto response we shouldn’t be fooled, either as customers or vendors. …
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