Tag: business owners

One of the biggest challenges I face in working with business owners and their teams is trying to get the systemisation message across. In other words, trying to explain how every business (every thing?) can be improved by introducing consistently applied procedures. The objection I often hear is that “our business can’t be systemised because every [...] Read more »

Speaking as a vegetarian, I must first make it clear that I am speaking metaphorically, as I am sure you will have guessed anyway… The most common reason that clients give me for not working ON their businesses (eg not doing the strategic work, systemising etc) is that they are too busy. Too busy working IN [...] Read more »

You may know your IQ but what is your TQ (Trust Quotient)? David Maister, the professional services firm business guru, has on his website a diagnostic tool to help you assess just how trustworthy you are. Trust is crucial to holding together the networked relationships that define the new economy. The ability to trust and be [...] Read more »

A friend of mine once had a copy of a book called something like “101 things to do before you die”. I am pretty sure that walking on a bed of hot coals was one of the 101 challenges listed. For those of you who are not familiar with the Firewalk experience, this is a ritual [...] Read more »

Following my last post about some of the issues involved in selling businesses, I have found an online planning tool that I am sure will help many people get started on the planning process and start to make them aware of the relevant issues. It is on the excellent Business Link site. Please let me know what [...] Read more »