I can’t believe we are already fast approaching the end of Q2 in 2019! For anyone involved in the ActionCOACH community, that means getting ready for another 90 day planning session (our quarterly ‘GrowthClub’ event – 12th June). It’s somewhat clichéd, but failing to plan,…
I sent out an email a few weeks ago to which I got a sharp response from one of the recipients. They said that the email was “totally off putting”. So I went back to re-read the email and try to understand where this person…
Why is it that the failure rate of businesses in years 1-5 is pretty similar to the failure rate of businesses in years 6-10? Why is there no ‘experience dividend’? When you look at business growth in the context of business plans, it’s hard to…
One of the most effective ways to improve your time management is to create and use a “Dream Diary”. The majority of us struggle to make the best use of our time. We all have the same amount, yet some achieve a lot more than…
Often people are unhappy about all the things at which they’re failing. They turn to me for my advice on how to turn the situation around. Knowing how reluctant most people are to ask for help, you can imagine how long they’ve been trying on…
With the Premiership starting to show some early signs of winners. We’ve taken a look at what the business world can learn from football. Strategy, recruitment, team work, and development are at the heart of a football team’s success. There’s plenty that business owners can…
Businesses of all sizes need to create a sales process. Sales process creation should be a written series of numbered steps covering initially sales leads all the way through to an eventual sale. The majority of businesses I meet have operated for years with no…
The level of your achievement will be heavily dependent upon the people you surround yourself with. If you hang out with people who are negative about you or your ambitions, the chances of success are minimal. But if you surround yourself with positive, encouraging and…
With all this snow it is a chance to slow down and reflect a little. Remind yourself of the improvements you were thinking and perhaps yet to make. I speak to many business owners who want to improve their self development and have many books…
A St Albans business coach has been granted Senior Partner status with global firm ActionCOACH. Jeremy Graham-Clare, from St Albans, has been awarded the title after showing the commitment and initiative to help business owners in his local community to become more profitable, efficient and…
