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February 22, 2019

10 ways to turbocharge your meetings

Are most of the meetings in your company a waste of time? When I’m working with a group of people or speaking in public, I often ask that question and

Category iconBlog Tag iconbusiness advice,  engagement,  Meetings,  scaleup

February 15, 2019

6 reasons why you should measure engagement (in customers and staff)

I’ll say it until you’re bored of listening. Happy staff + happy customers = profitability.  Simple! I think that’s all any successful business

Category iconBlog Tag iconBusiness Strategy,  customer satisfaction,  engagement,  scaleup

February 7, 2019

How to create values with value

“Company values”.  Two words that are often loaded with corporate hot air and bullsh*t. They’re not easy to get right. Too many CEOs jump on the

Category iconBlog Tag iconBusiness Development,  Business Strategy,  scaleup,  values

February 1, 2019

Why Businesses with Purpose Grow Faster

Times are uncertain. We’re surrounded by turmoil and feel unsettled by events beyond our control. People have always searched for meaning in their

Category iconBlog Tag iconBusiness,  Business Strategy,  Employee Engagement,  purpose,  scaleup

January 25, 2019

How to find the best talent for your business

There’s a reason ‘Talent’ is first on my 10 Point Plan For Scaling Your Business. It’s critical. Nothing is more important than attracting the right

Category iconBlog Tag iconBusiness Development,  Employees,  Recruitment,  scaleup

January 18, 2019

10 point plan for scaling your business

You’ve decided you want to scale-up. You think your business is ready for rapid, significant and sustainable growth.  But where do you start?

Category iconBlog Tag iconbusiness advice,  Business Strategy,  scaleup,  success

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January 16, 2019

Top 10 business books of 2018

Here's our list of the top 10 most influential books we've read during 2018. The Founder's Mentality: How to Overcome the Predictable Crises of

Category iconBlog Tag iconBusiness,  Business Development,  Business Strategy,  Scaling up

January 10, 2019

How to make 2019 the best yet for your business

It’s that time of year again.  Decorations packed away, children back to school, gym memberships purchased and a quiet sense of relief.

Category iconBlog Tag iconBusiness,  Goals Objectives,  Scaling up,  Workplace Culture

December 20, 2018

Great business cultures rely on great stories

Stories and legends – they’re everywhere at this time of year.  Cards, advent calendars, school nativities, carols – they all tell a Christian story

Category iconBlog Tag iconBusiness,  Business Development,  Employee Engagement,  Happiness At Work,  Team Building,  Wellbeing,  Workplace Culture

December 14, 2018

Why artefacts and symbols matter to a great culture

Broken chairs. Strict dress codes. Dead flowers. Awful coffee. It’s amazing what every-day things can tell you about the culture of a business and the

Category iconBlog Tag iconBusiness,  Business Development,  Business Strategy,  Employee Engagement,  Happiness At Work,  Improvement,  Team Building,  Workplace Culture

December 6, 2018

How rituals and celebrations build great cultures

Buying the tree.  Wrapping the presents. Singing carols. Cooking a turkey. It’s pretty obvious what I’m talking about.  Sorry if you’re already

Category iconBlog Tag iconBusiness,  Business Strategy,  Employee Engagement,  Happiness,  Leadership,  Workplace Culture

November 28, 2018

Why telecommuting could be choking your business

Working from home.  It’s got to be a good thing, right?  Everyone knows that it’s hugely valued by employees. It gives them flexibility to work around

Category iconBlog Tag iconBusiness,  Business Development,  Business Strategy,  Digital,  Employee Engagement,  Hiring,  Recruiting,  Workplace Culture

November 20, 2018

How to know if your business is evolving

Businesses are changing. Fact. Gone are the days of predictability, forecasting and long-term planning.  In an increasingly uncertain world,

Category iconBlog Tag iconBusiness,  Business Development,  Employee Engagement,  Workplace Culture

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July 19, 2018

The Books Business Leaders Read

I love to read. Because I love to learn. Not only do I read in order to make me better as a coach, but to know more about the world. Which I suppose

Category iconBlog Tag iconBoom Recommendations,  Business,  Entrepreneurship,  Foundry Media,  Improvement

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July 17, 2018

The Sabotage Exercise – How to Self Identify Dysfunctional Team Behaviours

Dysfunctional teams, we’ve all seen them, and most of us will have been part of one at some point in our careers. They can have a negative impact both

Category iconBlog Tag iconCoaching,  Foundry Media,  Leadership,  Team Building

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July 2, 2018

Why Negative Feedback Is A Gift

Giving negative feedback. We hate it don’t we. Most people feel it’s one of the toughest jobs a manager has. We imagine there’s going to be this huge

Category iconBlog Tag iconBusiness,  Criticism,  Feedback,  Leadership

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June 26, 2018

Boring, Pointless Meetings? They Don’t Need To Be That Way

Have you ever felt like you’ve wasted your time by being in a meeting? I bet there isn’t anyone who wouldn’t put their hand up for that one. In

Category iconBlog Tag iconFoundry Management,  Meetings,  Time Management

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June 22, 2018

When Managers Become Coaches

“Management is about arranging and telling. Leadership is about nurturing and enhancing.” Tom Peters. Think back to the worst manager you ever

Category iconBlog Tag iconFoundry Media,  Leadership,  Management,  Management And Leadership

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June 19, 2018

Follow Your North Star To Reach Those Goals

I’ve read a lot of books and articles about goal setting, and how important it is to set out a plan to reach those goals, but sometimes figuring out

Category iconBlog Tag iconFoundry Media,  Goal Setting,  Goals,  Goals Objectives,  Planning

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June 13, 2018

The Importance Of Trust In Business

To understand why trust is so important in business we need to go back in time. Back to the Industrial Revolution, when people left their rural jobs

Category iconBlog Tag iconBusiness,  Employee Management,  Foundry Media,  Leadership,  Trust

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June 4, 2018

Why People Matter In Business

In business, people matter. Or at least they do until they aren’t the thing that matter the most any more, the leadership team is. That’s the first

Category iconBlog Tag iconEployee Engagement,  Foundry Media,  Leadership,  Team Building,  Team Collaboration

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May 23, 2018

The perfect job advert — it’s just like dating!

How so? Think back to the last date you went on (if you can think back that far!). How do you want your date to feel? Do you want them to feel they

Category iconBlog Tag iconBusiness,  Foundry Media,  Hiring,  Hiring Tips,  Recruitment

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May 19, 2018

Reaching goals couldn’t be simpler with OKRs

Let’s start at the beginning — what are OKRs? They are Objectives and Key Results. A process for setting, communicating and monitoring goals and

Category iconBlog Tag iconBusiness,  Foundry Media,  Goal Setting,  Okr,  Strategy

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May 19, 2018

How To Hire Great Salespeople

We all know how important a sales team is. If you’re not generating sales in your business, then you’re dead in the water. It means hiring the right

Category iconBlog Tag iconFoundry Media,  Hiring Strategy,  Recruiting,  Recruitment,  Sales

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May 19, 2018

Recruitment — it’s all about selling

I’ve worked with a lot of high growth businesses and I’m sure most of them would say the one thing that slows down their revenue and growth is

Category iconBlog Tag iconBusiness Development,  Foundry Media,  Hiring,  Recruiting,  Recruitment

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April 26, 2018

A workspace is so much more than a space to work

Gone are the days of boring, uninspiring, demotivating office spaces. We’re bombarded with lists of the ‘Coolest Office In The World’. And yes, some

Category iconBlog Tag iconBusiness,  Business Development,  Employees,  Foundry Media,  Office Culuture

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April 10, 2018

Isn’t it about time we re-thought sales commission?

I know this is going to be a controversial idea. Some of you will dismiss it out of hand. But what if we didn’t pay all salespeople commission? What

Category iconBlog Tag iconBusiness,  Foundry Media,  Sales,  Sales Development,  Salesforce

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