‘Systemise the routine, Humanise the exception’ Systems are boring right? Doing the same thing, time after time, in the same way to the same high standards. Where’s the flair? Where’s the excitement? Where’s the thrill of firefighting and putting things right? So as a business…
How to build a high performing team Following on from our first article on why you’d want to build an outstanding team, in this article we’ll take a look at how to build your high performance team. Once we have the right people and we’re…
The benefits of building a high performing team This article on building a high performance team follows on from our previous articles on finding and employing the right people within your business, found here. So why bother building a high performance team? Why not just…
Understanding how to look after your energy Understanding how to look after your energy levels is mostly about understanding yourself. The advice you get from one person may work well for them and be completely the opposite of what you need. Let me give you…
The importance of looking after Your Energy Why is it so important to look after your own energy levels? Well, there’s 2 main reasons. The first is for you – life is so much more fulfilling when your energy levels are high. Don’t get me…
Improving your profit performance If you’re reading this article after our first profit article and think about stopping – don’t. It really is way simpler than you think. Let’s take a look at ways to improve your profit performance. First of all, work out the…
Focusing on Profitability Making a profit is the fundamental reason to exist for a business. It’s also a legal obligation – if you don’t make a profit, you’ll soon become insolvent and HMRC (and/or other creditors) will close you down. Making a profit, or at…
Setting your sales ecosystem strategies Following on from our first article, we’ll go through some tips on how to make the sales ecosystem work for your business in this article. For now, ask yourself the following questions and you’ll get more out of reading on.…
Redefining Sales What springs to mind when you hear the word “Sales”? Maybe it’s Del Boy and a yellow three wheeled van, maybe it’s the constant barrage of email, phone or social media content that we all seem to receive these days. Maybe its something…
Create a winning strategy for your business Why do you need to put thought and planning into business strategy? The simple answer is that if you don’t, you’ll end up somewhere but it’s unlikely to be where you hoped. In a bit more detail, the…
A bright future ahead for Powertherm Sheffield-based business Powertherm Contract Services Ltd are a multi-discipline contractor providing various industrial services and solutions including industrial insulation, access solutions, refractory lining and more. Founded in 1989 with a team of 10, a lot has changed in the…
Business Strategy: Making it happen Business Strategy is one of the most misunderstood terms I come across. A lot of company owners believe that strategy isn’t for them. They think they’re too small, not complex enough, not capable or just don’t need a strategy. So,…
