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The Impact of Poor Strategy

The impact of following the wrong strategy can be dire – particularly when you are following the wrong strategy with enthusiasm. I hope you enjoy this video. Its one of the best illustrations I have seen of the importance of … Continue reading

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Urgency – Why Corporate Leaders Often Fail in Smaller Companies

The transition from a large enterprise to a smaller one has been blamed for many career and corporate failures – but what is it that seems to cause this? In my experience with both management succession and also with turnaround, … Continue reading

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Getting A Leader’s Perspective

For both leaders and managers, the benefits of seeing the “bigger picture” are not debated: indeed, obtaining a bigger picture perspective is central! Why is it then, that actually stepping away and achieving sufficient distance to ‘get’ a bigger picture … Continue reading

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Great Team Leadership – Accountability

Accountability is central to so many areas of life, business and team success. Accountability is how we validate we are on track & how we keep our promises and commitments to each other as team members. Please enjoy this video … Continue reading

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How Great Leaders Stay In The PR Game

Whichever way you look at it, leaders are in the PR game. But what does this really mean? In 1978, at the first World Assembly of Public Relations Associations in Mexico, PR was defined broadly as the art of analyzing … Continue reading

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How Leaders Use Truth To Grow Brands

Yesterday I posted a brief introduction to the article that eZine published on the topic of 3 Steps to Get Your Brand Right (http://EzineArticles.com/6355321). Following some of the comments made about that piece, you may enjoy this brief video I … Continue reading

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The Turnaround Controversy – Fixing Symptom or Problem?

Recently a piece I wrote that was published by eZine has attracted great controversy.

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9 Sales Steps to Turnaround a Business or Grow its Value

Hi Everyone – Below is a Link to eZine Articles and, in particular, to an article from me they published on the topic of saving a business by improving Sales. As you may have noticed in recent forums, my last … Continue reading

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Business Recovery: What is Your Objective?

In a turnaround or business recovery program, it is highly important to understand you objectives at the outset. In situations where the principle objective is to save the business (absolute crisis point) or to save its directors from personal liabilities … Continue reading

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Turnaround Warning – Cutting Costs can Backfire

When a business is in trouble, most leaders instinctively seek to cut costs. This is frequently reactive. Before embarking on a cost cutting pathway, take warning – cutting costs can in itself be dangerous. My comments on this topic are … Continue reading

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