We all know the challenges with recruiting and retaining the best staff. They are hard to find and what do we even look for? I was appalled to read a recent survey carried out by a company called engaged Marketing here in Australia, who found out that
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I am a huge admirer of what Richard Branson has achieved in business. Interesting that he suffers from a learning disability yet despite that is incredibly successful. A lot of the success he has achieved he puts down to his leadership style and his ability to employ
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A question I am asked on numerous occasions is “how do you motivate these young people today?” It seems as though some mature (I don’t like using the word old!!) business owners/managers struggle with this on an ongoing basis. The question of motivation is an interesting one that
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How can we learn leadership skills from the Mormon Tabernacle Choir? Well read on and you’ll find out how. This is a great article that explains how this choir sets sky high standards as one of their key focuses and all with an army of volunteers. I
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Great leadership in my experience is unfortunately the exception and not the rule. However great leadership is vital if we want to get the best out of our people in today’s challenging and ultra-competitive world of retail. I recently attended a conference and heard a fantastic presentation
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One of the key roles of business owners/CEOs is to look at the big picture and devise strategies for growth, amongst other things. A key area that owners/CEOs will focus on is Key Performance Indicators (KPIs): i.e. numbers. In the words of one CEO, “The numbers don’t
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