Let me guess how it went. The business was growing, you were stretched, so you hired. Maybe one person, maybe a few. For a little while it felt like breathing room. Then the questions started coming back. “Can you just have a quick look at this?” “What do you want
You Hired More People. So Why Is Everything Still Landing on Your Desk? Read More »
Here’s a conversation I have more than almost any other. A business owner tells me they’ve got a talented team. Smart people. Hard workers. And yet somehow the business still runs through the owner, decisions still bottleneck is with the owner, and the leadership group that’s meant to be collaborating
The Right People Problem: Why Your Best Performers Aren’t Always Your Best Team Read More »
Inspired by Scaling Up by Verne Harnish There’s a conversation I have regularly with business owners who are frustrated with their team’s performance. They’ve invested in good people. They’ve worked hard to build a positive culture. But something keeps going wrong — decisions are slow, accountability is patchy, and the
The People Problem Most Growing Businesses Don’t See Coming Read More »
Inspired by Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown There’s a particular kind of exhaustion that business leaders know well. It’s not the tiredness that comes from working hard on the right things. It’s the deeper depletion of spreading yourself across too much, too often — of feeling
Why Less Is the Most Powerful Leadership Strategy You’re Not Using Read More »
As your business grows, leadership becomes less about doing—and more about thinking. Yet most business owners never make that shift. They focus on: Fixing team performance Driving results Solving problems faster But overlook the one factor shaping all of it: How they show up as a leader. In businesses with
5 Practical Ways to Build Self-Awareness as a Business Owner Read More »
You’ve hired good people.Your business is growing.Yet somehow the energy inside the organisation feels… heavy. Middle managers are frustrated.High performers are disengaged.Small issues turn into big conversations.And internal drama starts stealing attention from the one place it shouldn’t — your clients. If you lead a business with 15–100 employees, this
Why Rapidly Growing Businesses Need a Culture of Future Leaders Read More »
And why delaying it costs growth, team development, and client experience There’s a moment in every growing business where what used to work suddenly doesn’t. The founder can no longer be in every decision. Informal conversations stop being enough. Good people start pulling in different directions — not because they
The Hidden Reason Growing Businesses Stall: Weak Leadership Structure Read More »
If you lead a business, a team, or even a single project, you’ve probably noticed something:Your ability to lead others is limited by your ability to lead yourself. It doesn’t matter how strong your strategy is.It doesn’t matter how good your team is.It doesn’t matter how much experience you’ve accumulated.
Start with Leading Yourself: So You Can Effectively Lead Others Read More »
Why leadership—not strategy—is your biggest growth lever You’ve built something special. Your business has a point of difference. Clients like what you do. Your reputation is growing. And yet… you’re straining to grow. Profits are flat—or worse, slipping. Your best employees are getting frustrated. The high performers you want to
The Leadership Development Model for Rapid Growth Businesses Read More »
You probably already have a “leadership team.” Most established businesses do.You meet regularly, discuss the issues, and make decisions — yet somehow, growth feels stuck.The same problems keep resurfacing, and the CEO still feels like the bottleneck. Sound familiar? It’s because many businesses have a group of leaders, but not
Want to hear my Coaching Story? Prosper Taruvinga from The Online Prosperity Show on the episode titled: The Secret Leadership BluePrint! It was such fun having a thought provoking conversation in which we discussed: 🔸 growing up in Africa 🔸 getting married twice to the same person 🔸 coaching rugby
As a business coach, one of the most common issues I encounter with my clients is a lack of effective time management. Many entrepreneurs and business owners feel overwhelmed by the constant stream of tasks and responsibilities that come with running a business, and struggle to prioritise and manage their
Be more effective with your time by using Eisenhower’s Matrix to plan your work. Read More »
As a business owner, you’re probably used to keeping the firmest possible grasp on every aspect of your organisation. Yet this is a problem – or several problems – when it’s time to grow. How can you expand without losing control of essential functions? Who do you trust to take
Transitioning from Owner Centric to Enterprise Centric Read More »
There’s nothing more important to a growing business than the quality and timeliness of decision-making. Yet how do you know if you are making optimum decisions? Who is actually making them? How do you decide who decides? When you drill down into your business decision-making process, it may be murkier
Who is (or Should be) Making Key Decisions in Your Business? Read More »
It is bad to fail, yeah? Especially at work or in your business? Should we feel that failure is shameful, demonstrates you, your team or your organisation aren’t good enough? Well what if I told you that we can use failure to be much more successful than you have ever
What exactly is “failure” and how can we use it to succeed in Business? Read More »
Are you an old hand leader but keen to learn more about how leadership is changing or you’re someone who is starting your leadership journey and realising how complex yet fascinating the journey is? I believe the best way to learn is to read, reflect, discuss and give a few
Top 5 Books: to become a better leader Read More »
Ever wondered why you keep hearing about coaching and what all the fuss is about? This article in Business News outlines what it is about Coaching that is driving the huge demand for Business, Executive, Team, Career or Life Coaches. Firstly the article defines what is a professional coach: “an
Article: What is driving the Coaching Boom? Read More »
To quote Chanel Cumberbatch “A coach is like a partner, while a consultant is more like an advisor.” This is something to keep in mind when you’re deciding where you should start your search for someone to help and guide you to make your business exceptional. When you are doing
Business Coach Vs Consultant? Which is for you? Read More »
Do you agree that your employee’s are your business’ key asset? Your employees are also likely to be your largest cost base. So focusing on improving that asset in your business makes sense when you think of it that way. So how can you assist your key asset to meet
How can you improve the performance of your key business asset? Read More »
“Life changing, completely life changing” – that is what I was thinking after finishing this book. It was recommended by my Executive Coach Jill Livesey My key take-aways were: To change habits we need to focus on our identity. If you identify as a non-smoker then you will be a
Book Review: “Atomic Habits” by James Clear Read More »
As a business or in life we grow and develop ourselves over time, sometimes quickly during a spurt or slower at other times. Do we know, without some guidance, how to improve ourselves or our business at the speed which is sustainable for ourselves, our clients and the planet? Also
Do you know what is your Business’ Potential? Read More »
Daniel Goleman’s research on Leadership resulted in defining six different styles of leadership and showed that an individual can exhibit more than one style, in fact a good leader can use different styles in different contexts with different people or teams. That said most leaders have a default leadership style
What is the optimal leadership style for an owner/CEO of a medium sized business? Read More »
It may come as no surprise that a business with 5 employees has to be led differently to a business with 350 employees. Not only is the complexity of the number of relationships vastly different but also the design of the business has a lot more clients plus usually a
Has your business’ leadership changed as your business grows? Read More »
This is the book that kicked me off on my next phase of learning. It is inspirational to people like me who had spent a lot of time in traditional universities or large corporations. This was an awakening, thankfully 7 years ago which has lead me to where I am
Book Review: ‘The Lean Startup’ by Eric Ries Read More »
You don’t have an accountability problem. You have a system problem.
✓ Test whether you have the right people
✓ Know when someone is genuinely the wrong fit
✓ Get work off your desk and keep it off
✓ Give the feedback you’ve been avoiding
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