In every organisation there are ways to create opportunities or systems that allow leaders to listen, when leaders are willing to listen they’re going to make great decisions based on good information from the right people closest to the action.
The steps to achieve the business goal are now in place, reaching that goal now becomes inevitable because there are enough of the right people doing the right things to get there.
One of the key traits of an entrepreneur is supposed to be that they’re really single minded and driven. So there’s a paradox between listening and taking advice and being single minded and taking action.
The principle is the same in organisations and businesses. If the owner, founder or leader stands still long enough, the business will eventually organise itself around them.
Growing your business with the right people can be a challenge, especially for early stage and high growth businesses. For many, finding the right people often starts with a wish list of characteristics, behaviours, skills and experience before soon realising that they just can’t afford their ideal candidate.
There are many different ways to use AI, my favourite is to use it while I’m brainstorming a project or researching a topic – this article for example – and working with my clients to show them how to brainstorm using AI.
To really embrace a life of purpose, whether it’s in the marketplace or the non-profit world, and to really stand out in an increasingly competitive world, you must accept that you need to move away from being an end and become a means to an end that is not you.
The first goal everyone wants is to work less hours for more money, the second most common goal for business owners and leaders. How do I get my business to run without me, or how do I take a step back.
The topic of delegation makes most people groan, it’s something we all know we need to do and get better at, yet most people don’t really know what it means beyond giving tasks to others.
Delegation, when done right, is a leadership development strategy.
There are two distinct principles here, one is a ‘problem market fit’ and one is a ‘product market fit’. The first year of every start-up is, or should be, focussed on ‘problem market fit’, which means that you ask the question does your market care about the problem you’re solving?
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