IBIS World recently published a May 2020 report outlining the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on business industries. We, living in the new 21st century have already seen huge disruption to how we work and live. Unfortunately, the arrival of COVID-19 is forcing even faster change to the business environment. Every business is affected. Here […]
How Your Customer Promise Can Increase Sales
I’m a big fan of how IKEA does business – especially their marketing and sales methods. If you can – make a trip to an IKEA store to simply view how they retail – you’ll certainly learn a lot. The Customer Promise Closely following the vision for your business is your definition of your business […]
Creating a Vision for Your Business!
“Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision, and relentlessly drive it to completion.” Jack Welch, Chairman, General Electric. Without a strong, defined vision, most businesses usually fail because the challenges got too tough – the business fundamentals outweighed the ‘passion’ and drive. The vision therefore drives the company through […]
Getting Things Done – Time Management Secrets
Once of the most common responses I get from business owners is about time – “How do I get time to work on my marketing?”, “How do I find time to systemise my business?”, “I just don’t have time to think about my strategic plans!” Thousands of books have been written on the subject of […]
Attitudes (Mindset) of Successful People
Most people have a desire to be rich or be successful, yet so few attain prosperity and great wealth. This is something that I have pondered for over twenty years. So, I had a close look at my mentors and other role models like Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Donald Trump, Warren Buffett, Richard Branson, Anthony […]
Creating the Vision, Mission and Culture for Your Business
Step 1) Define the Vision What do I see as the key to the future for our organisation? What unique contribution should we be making in the future? What would make me excited about being a part of this organisation in the future? A vision statement is a company’s inspiration. A vision asks, “Toward what […]