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13 Jan Achieving Strategic Business Success: what people see – what people don’t see

Posted at 23:12h in Business Development, Coaching, Productivity

Keeping your head clear, your confidence high, and your focus strong are vital in maintaining forward momentum. If time management is not your forte, you will be inevitably tired, buried in the day to day routine and unable to see beyond tomorrow. As a result you don't solve problems.

In previous roles achieving strategic business success, high levels of performance and ultimate customer satisfaction, it was important to have clarity and a sense of purpose. There was usually a team or collective tasked with helping me to achieve this, addressing the day to day routines – leaving me time and space to be strategic.

It soon dawned on me that running my own business would be no different. The action needed was not immediate. There was no longer an army or team of people set up to do this for me.

18 Dec Are You a Business Owner?

Posted at 09:15h in Business Development, Coaching

Would you like to double the value of your business within 2-3 years? Would you like to be more productive? Do you need to increase sales, appointments or improve customer service?

10 Dec 9 Questions Your Coach May Ask You

Posted at 08:48h in Coaching

While each client (coachee) is different in terms of how many things are covered during a coaching relationship, coach training teaches us to be open to what serves the client.

19 Nov Why You Need a Series of Coaching Sessions?

Posted at 16:01h in Coaching

Most of us understand the importance of regular physical check-ups and the health benefits: the annual wellness-visit to our doctors and the essential dental hygienist appointments.

Then there are all the fads, quick, short-term and long-term programmes, session visits to this, that and the other. All to improve and address issues with our lives, be healthy physically and sometimes mentally.

09 Nov 5 Tips for Becoming Less Busy and More Productive

Posted at 11:01h in Productivity

5 Tips for Becoming Less Busy and More Productive

I am sure you’ve wondered at times how you can keep up as your volume of work increases. It can be stressful as your quantity of e-mails, phone calls, paperwork and meetings grows larger and larger.

03 Nov How to Declutter and Systematise your Business

Posted at 19:28h in Business Development, Productivity

I have seen businesses both flourish and falter over multiple decades and multiple continents. Anecdotal differentiators are decluttering your business and having systems as foundations. These save time - and enable automation as your business grows.

25 Oct 5 Key Business Systems at the Centre of your Bourgeoning Business

Posted at 11:21h in Productivity

Just like an engine, a business needs each of its part to function properly in achieving its goals. That is why it's important to set up and run efficient systems in your growing business.

21 Oct Should Coaches Ask “Why” Questions?

Posted at 11:44h in Values

Coaching questions are the stock and trade of professional life, business, and executive coaches. Knowing what to ask, when to ask, and how to ask coaching questions is a major part of becoming an effective coach. But there are certain types of questions that tend to be frowned upon, because they often yield poor results.

21 Aug Finding the Best Version of Yourself

Posted at 13:03h in Self-Improvement

So what is the best version of yourself?

You don’t know...nor do I. I don’t know what the best version of myself is. I am unlikely to know what the best version of you is. What I do know now(ish), is the version(s) of me I do not like and do not want to be (let’s get one thing clear, you’ll not be getting a list of what it will take to become the best version of you...sorry)!

13 Aug Why you need Personal or Career Coaching

Posted at 11:19h in Productivity, Self-Improvement

The sun has been out. Do I note a spring in your step? If not, read on.

You have been given a snippet or two of what a coach can do. Coaching has become instrumental in helping leaders get to the next level and sustain high levels of well-being.