and allow you to get on with the business of enjoying your holiday! The flights had been booked for 11 months and the details had been months in the planning – after all it’s not every year I get 3…
Proven TIPS that release you from holiday emails
Tagged with: communication, email, how to, self management, Social Media, tips on
Posted in communication, company holidays, efficiency, Time Management
Posted in communication, company holidays, efficiency, Time Management
It’s not always been plain sailing but
What a way to end Year 6 and start Year 7 – the JBN Congress, an IoD Mastermind, an Annual Lecture, Sales training delivery, an evening with Elton John and working my passage between Corsica and Sardinia on a 41-foot…
Tagged with: #IoD, #JBN, #NAJ, #WBS, NED, SMEs
Posted in business advisor, Engagement, Management Consultants, Sales Training
Posted in business advisor, Engagement, Management Consultants, Sales Training
Is there a process for assessing Company Culture?
The question was asked by an MD over dinner and discussed (at length) by the other MDs at the table – we referenced the good, the bad and the ugly experiences we’d had. It covered vision, mission, values and behaviours…
Tagged with: assessing culture, culture, employee engagement, SMEs
Posted in Company Culture, Engagement, leadership, Values
Posted in Company Culture, Engagement, leadership, Values
Strategy doesn’t have to be complicated – Lessons from a car maker
The recent May press headline of JLR (Jaguar Land Rover) British luxury car brand (potentially) being purchased by French PSA Group (Peugeot Citroen Vauxhall) just shows how quickly their respective fortunes have changed. In 2014 JLR posted profits of £2.5B, whilst…
Tagged with: Business Planning, Growth, leadership, PSA, Strategic Planning, STRATEGY
Posted in Annual Plan, business strategy, leadership, Reviewing your Business Plan, Strategic Planning
Posted in Annual Plan, business strategy, leadership, Reviewing your Business Plan, Strategic Planning
The Male Pale Stale Board
my back of the envelope 7 question Stale Test for you to (more) objectively assess the health of your boardroom
Life’s more interesting when you listen
I first heard the expression “You have two ears and one mouth” from a Sales Manager and proud Yorkshire man called Ian – so I’d always assumed it was something of a Yorkshire proverb. Later I discovered the saying probably…
Tagged with: communication, Dalai Lama, ears to hear, Yorkshire Proverb
Posted in communication, Company Culture, Engagement, leadership, people, Skill Sets
Posted in communication, Company Culture, Engagement, leadership, people, Skill Sets
What gets you out of bed in the morning?
For some it’s the alarm, a cup of tea, a seat on the train, or the mortgage and for some it’s simply the thought of going to work that day. Have I missed anyone? One morning I got out of…
Tagged with: culture, leadership, NHS, P&G, Values
Posted in Company Culture, Customer Experience, Engagement, leadership, Principles, Purpose, Values
Posted in Company Culture, Customer Experience, Engagement, leadership, Principles, Purpose, Values
2018 Greatest Hits
So Greatness is all relative and Hits ain’t quite what they used to be! Nevertheless, here are the most viewed Value Innovator blogs of 2018. #3 Has the internet killed the Sales Professional? The demographic of the audience (and buyers)…
Tagged with: culture, internet, SALES, Skills for business growth, Sustainability, USP's
Posted in Business Growth, Company Culture, internet, Marketing, Sales Training, Values
Posted in Business Growth, Company Culture, internet, Marketing, Sales Training, Values
Gifts from three wise people
We three kings of Orient are Bearing gifts we traverse afar Field and fountain, moor and mountain Following yonder star And continuing the seasonal theme I bring you gifts from three wise men (well two men and one woman) that…
Five step process to successful Range Management
In the summer of 2017 Burberry made the headlines for having destroyed £28m of (unsold) stock to guard against counterfeits – a practice understood to be common across the retail industry. According to the Times, more than £90m of Burberry…
Tagged with: excess stock, SMEs
Posted in Brand Management, Customer Centricity, Process Management, product, Range Management
Posted in Brand Management, Customer Centricity, Process Management, product, Range Management
