Well its mid morning here in Australia and it “appears” that a debt deal has finally been struck in the USA. So that means everything is now OK, right? Not so much. Even if it passes Senate approval today, it’s made of 100% Grade-A bullshit. Here’s the deal from what I can gather … America…
The quote that is ringing loudest in my head right now is the old Kellogg’s tagline “It’s the simplest thing in life that are often the best”. Below are my top 8 areas to focus on in developing a productive team. Is having no documented and shared plan in your business simpler than having one…
When I talk to business owners and look at the growth plans for many businesses, I usually see one fatal theme running though many of them … they are trying to grow linearly. That means their planning is narrowed to one area of growth such as always wanting to add new customers. That’s not a…
Successful business owners, or any successful person for that matter will spend more time ‘in action’ than the rest of the crowd and they commit to actions quickly. The familiar Nike ‘Just do it’ attitude is a key part to their rule system and their expectations of themselves and those around them. I came across…
Whenever I talk to business owners about monitoring and managing cashflow I typically get push back as many see it as boring compared to the other number they prefer to focus on, profit. If business profitability is all you focus on then you could be in for trouble. Let me explain by way of a…
Here’s how business coaching helped lift a clients team output by 50% with daily team meetings… Improving the efficiency of the typical Australian production team is possible… a team leader from one of our Melbourne clients just told me so. Kal Baker is the production manager for precast concrete company, Southern Precast. And he’s been…
Today I just wanted to tell you why you DON’T need a business coach. What the!… You’re probably thinking. Why would you need a coach to tell you this? OK. I’m the first to admit that coaching will not fix every business situation or problem. From my experience, here are two key reasons you think…
This week I spoke with another of our hard working clients about how BGL business coaching helps them to successfully deliver a nationwide aged care health training service… Jodie’s business story… Jodie is a small business owner with a contagious enthusiasm for what she does. You see, Jodie runs a business that provides nationwide training…
As a business growth leader, have you ever been curious how you stack up to your competitors and the market place in general? I know many of my savvy coaching clients are. I was doing some research on the internet last week and stumbled across the Australian Bureau of Statistics report “Australian Business Entries &…
This week I caught up with another of our awesome clients and business growth leaders – Iain Murray, from Ausland Landscaping. He shared with us how coaching helped him get the best out his team and kept him focussed on actions that grew his business. Read on to learn how… Stop the time wasting –…
