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Every organisation needs a vision and some goals. Every organisation needs to know where it’s trying to get to! It’s similar to when you take a trip somewhere. Most of the time, it’s important not to set off on our journey until you’ve decided where you’re going. With the exception of inter-railing students, it’s best to plan your destination so.. Read more
Compliance is not the same as commitment! Compliant people wait to do what they’re told. Then they do precisely what (they think) they were told and no more. They need lots of managing and reams of procedures to get the ‘best’ (or maybe most) out of them. Committed people do what needs to be done. They don’t need telling, they.. Read more
Ok, so it’s not entirely bad business to think of the money. Businesses need to make money. In fact, businesses that don’t make money won’t last very long. Nor is there anything fundamentally wrong with people being paid well for working hard to build a great business; it makes good business sense to reward talented staff and trusting investors. It’s.. Read more
If you want people to love your business, love them. Employees, clients, suppliers. Love them first and they will love you and your business. “People don’t care how much you know, until they know how much you care.” Theodore Roosevelt Everyone knows that we should love our customers, but what about everyone else? Love your team. Be there for them,.. Read more
If you want your team to be more successful and productive, then take away the fear of failure. Let them know they can fail without retribution. Let them know they can get it wrong and you’ll still have their back. You’ll still believe in them. The thing is that in order to free people to do their best work, they.. Read more