Do You Have a Leadership Team or a Leadership Committee?
Do You Have a Leadership Team or a Leadership Committee? The differences and the impacts of leadership by team and by committees. by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions Many CEOs and senior...
View ArticleEfficiency vs Effectiveness
Efficiency vs Effectiveness Which would you rather be – efficient or effective? by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions The focus for many businesses today is on the short-run, getting more for...
View ArticleTake Responsibility to Gain Momentum
Take Responsibility to Gain Momentum Freeing yourself and others to gain traction and action. by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions How often have you waited for work or input from someone...
View ArticleThe Exactitude of Attitude
The Exactitude of Attitude How attitude is a good predictor of prospective employee success, and how you can identify those with the right attitude for your business. by Andrew Cooke, Growth &...
View ArticleHow To Manage Those Delegated To
How to Manage Those Delegated To by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions This looks at how to assess what are the best ways to manage those doing delegated work. This follows on from a previous...
View ArticleManaging the “Peter Principle” – Developing Key Leadership & Management Skills
Managing the “Peter Principle” – Developing Key Leadership & Management Skills by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions What are the risks of poor leaders, what are the key skills and...
View ArticleThe Trials of Leadership Styles
The Trials of Leadership Styles by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions Adapting your leadership style for effective results – balancing task- and people-oriented leadership. When organizing a...
View ArticleStop-Start-Continue for Individual and Team Growth
Stop-Start-Continue – 3 Steps for Individual & Team Growth by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions 3 Steps to Develop You and Your Team – Raise Performance, Achieve Outcomes. How often do...
View ArticleAttitude vs. Aptitude
Attitude vs. Aptitude How attitude is the driver of success and how to help people succeed. by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions In a previous article, “The Exactitude of Attitude”, we...
View ArticleCreating Peer Pressure
Creating Peer Pressure How to design and create peer pressure to align people and efforts. by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions Peer pressure is a useful way to get people to work together....
View ArticleIt’s What Is, Not What Might Be, That Matters!
How to build your ability to be objective. A common mistake made by managers is to equate what they think with what they know. But there is a world of difference, let me explain. At the core of this is...
View ArticleNetwork Effects & the Collaboration Curve
Building a stronger business through network effects & collaboration Network effects are becoming increasingly important for businesses; especially those involved in technology, as by...
View ArticleHow to Find Your Best Clients
And it’s not necessarily those who spend the most…. The squeaky wheel is the one that gets the oil. We all know that. And the customers that complain are the ones we listen to, and with good cause. But...
View ArticleBring Your Customers on the Journey with You
How to make it easy for prospects and customers to buy….. A customer journey map is a very simple idea: a diagram that illustrates the steps your customer(s) go through in engaging with your company,...
View Article7 Secrets for Successful Business Growth
If you want to grow your business, and I mean really grow your business, then here are a few simple but powerful secrets you can use. When you get to the end there is an eighth and even more powerful...
View ArticleUsing the Value-Price Seesaw to Make More Money
Price is what you pay, the value is what you get! – Warren Buffett Are your prices too low? Are you not getting paid enough? Do your customers do not appreciate what you do for them? Why is this? Whose...
View ArticleWhy Reducing Customer Churn is Important
How reducing customer churn can improve profit… Customer churn occurs when customers or subscribers stop doing business with a company or service It is normally described as the percentage of your...
View ArticleUsing the Value-Price Seesaw to Make More Money
“Price is what you pay, value is what you get!” – Warren Buffett Are your prices too low? Are you not getting paid enough? Do your customers do not appreciate what you do for them? If so, then I have a...
View ArticleThe One Page Influence Worksheet
This worksheet is about helping you structure an approach and gameplan when you are linking to influence outcomes within an organization. Influence is the ability to sway opinion and the commensurate...
View ArticleThe Three Ss of Winning in Business
Why you need self-confidence, simplicity and speed in business Many businesses, as they grow, develop a bureaucracy. This makes it hard for the business to adapt to the accelerating changes we are...
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