No-one can do everything and, more than that, it’s a terrible use of your time as founder. Knowing when and for what to ask for help is a key skill when running your own business. Founders and entrepreneurs are often,
Help yourself!
In full swing
How do you manage the inevitable pendulum swings of running your own business? Do you jump on for the ride, relishing the exhilaration or find it exhausting? Or does it depend on the day? “The highs are higher and the
All Change! – Working through uncertainty with Kristen Walker
Kristen Walker – brilliant career coach, co-founder of highly successful business , Clarity on Fire, and all-round excellent person – interviews me on my specialist subject – navigating change and uncertainty . In the interview we discuss, amongst other things,
Listen up…
Effective listening is at the heart of effective business – giving us data, insights and loyalty we’d otherwise lose. How do we listen better to unlock value? As a business coach, a lot of my job is to listen. I’ve
Flexiverance is an founder’s best friend
Long term success with your own business requires both perseverance and flexibility. How do you stick to your guns while being able to change your weapons when necessary? Life as a founder or business owner often requires you to embrace
Best Seller
Getting the work is part of the work. How do you keep up the momentum and keep selling in what can be a dispiriting process? Founders, entrepreneurs and small business owners come in all shapes and sizes but, ultimately, they
Only Connect
No one can keep going long term as a lone-ranger. We all need people who keep us going and help us keep our business growing. But who are your people and where do you find them? We’ve thought elsewhere about
Just Start
Don’t know where to start with an idea, project, business or plan? That’s all the more reason to get going! The world is full of people with good or interesting ideas. What separates those who develop those ideas from those
Great coaching isn’t magic. It’s much, much better.
There’s nothing mystical about effective business coaching – just a purposeful partnership bringing about powerful progress A great privilege of coaching clients around the area of work and business is seeing and hearing those clients make significant progress in their
Who needs coaching?
The answer is almost certainly not what you’d expect… The simple answer is no-one. No-one needs coaching. In fact, when people hear about what I do and tell me about a difficult colleague, tricky employee or delusional boss who “could