In a world that has been turned upside down we need leadership and purpose. What is one person’s non-essential is another person’s essential. In this context, try explaining to a small business owner that their business (and for many their…
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Essential advice from non-essential business owners.
Tagged with: #community, #covid19, #nonessential, #peergroups
Posted in leadership, Purpose, Strategic Planning, Values
Posted in leadership, Purpose, Strategic Planning, Values
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly redundancies
Firms planning 20 or more redundancies at a single “establishment” must by law notify the government via a form called HR1, of how many people they are potentially making redundant. On September 8th, the BBC released HR1 figures, secured via…
Tagged with: covid 19 redundancies, Redundancy
Posted in communication, Company Culture, Decision Making, leadership, Values
Posted in communication, Company Culture, Decision Making, leadership, Values
Summer refresh your business relevance
Whether you choose a staycation or an overseas escape, it’s never been as important as it is, at this moment in time to take a break from work, the home office, furlough, the job search and the general negative impact…
Tagged with: #constantpurpose, #refresh, #relevance, Business Planning, Covid19, Sales Growth, STRATEGY
Posted in Brand Management, leadership, Planning, Proposition, Purpose, Strategic Planning, Values
Posted in Brand Management, leadership, Planning, Proposition, Purpose, Strategic Planning, Values
7 Transferable Deep Dive Findings
7 years ago this June I registered the company name The Value Innovator, a “me-only-business” set up to support SME’s with easy access to my leading company experience and best practice expertise on strategic and leadership challenge. Never did I…
Tagged with: #constantpurpose, #experience, #perceptionisfact, #relevance, #startwithwhy, Values
Posted in Appraisals, Company Culture, leadership, Strategic Planning, Values
Posted in Appraisals, Company Culture, leadership, Strategic Planning, Values
Mind your language when coming out!
As we are officially coming out of lockdown (too slowly for some / too quickly for others) the tendency amongst some business leaders will be, to get back to work and get back fast; with the immediate responsibility falling on…
Tagged with: communication, coronavirus, Covid 19, Lockdown, STRATEGY
Posted in Brand Values, communication, Marketing, Purpose, Values
Posted in Brand Values, communication, Marketing, Purpose, Values
2019 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 2019. #3 Strategy doesn’t have to be complicated – Lessons from a car maker. The May 2019…
Tagged with: culture, self management, STRATEGY
Posted in business strategy, Company Culture, Strategic Planning, Values
Posted in business strategy, Company Culture, Strategic Planning, Values
3 Gifts of Wisdom from 3 Wise Men
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 three gifts from three wise men that will help you, and perhaps…
Advice & Attitude – a STERLING case for Business Managers & Employees
In July 2015 Raheem Sterling was signed by Manchester City for £49 million. In June 2019 he was valued by the CIES Football Observatory at £185million. If you invested a significant sum in your people, product or process you’d expect…
Tagged with: employee engagement, leadership, Pepguardiola, Raheemsterling
Posted in Company Culture, leadership, Skill Sets, Values
Posted in Company Culture, leadership, Skill Sets, Values
WeWork but not as we used too!
The world of work has changed, and it hasn’t all been good – or is it just another generational thing. I can remember my Father bemoaning the end of national service and today I often hear the gripe about millennials…
Tagged with: culture, Millennials, SMEs, worcestershire
Posted in Company Culture, leadership, people, Values
Posted in Company Culture, leadership, people, Values
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
