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The CEO’s Dashboard: KPIs That Matter

CEO’s KPI Guide: The Pulse of Business Success Dear CEOs and Founders, KPIs are the lifeblood of a business. They’re the signals that show you how […]

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How We Transformed a Business: A Client’s Journey with KPIs and OKRs

Identifying Metrics, Crafting Tactical Actions, and Focusing on What Matters – A Success Story That Proves It Works! Business transformation doesn’t happen overnight. It requires a […]

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Navigating Success: A CEO’s Guide to Implementing OKRs & KPIs in Small to Medium-Sized Businesses

Leveraging OKRs & KPIs: A Strategic Roadmap for CEOs to Drive Growth and Performance in Small to Medium-Sized Businesses Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Objectives and […]

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Unlock the Power of AI: 5 Things You Need To Know Now

Generative AI is sizzling. In half a year, countless new tools and models have sprung up. But many folks still scratch their heads on how to […]

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Colin Powell’s Rules For Leaders

 Legacy of a leader General Colin Powell was the first black officer to be a four-star general commanding troops in the US Army. He then went […]

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The 7 Critical Responsibilities of CEOs: Driving Growth and Long-Term

As a CEO Coach and Business Coach, my objective is to assist founders and CEOs in building sustainable and successful businesses that can operate independently.    […]

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Unlock Peak Productivity with the Ivy Lee Method: The Power of Prioritisation

The New Age of Productivity: Harnessing the Power of the Ivy Lee Method The rapid digital evolution has ushered in an era where the boundaries between […]

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Prioritising “one way door” decisions…

How much focus do you put on major strategic “One-Way-Door” decisions? To scale up a company, the CEO needs to balance day-to-day management with major strategic […]

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Job Title Pitfalls

Avoiding Job Title Pitfalls: A Guide for Growing Companies

Last week, a Founder client was preparing for a full day all hands meeting to reinforce the company’s values and to update their team on changes […]

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Key Lesson

A key lesson that stands true for all leaders…

As a CEO Coach and Business Growth Coach, I have witnessed the transformative impact of focus – on the growth and success of businesses.    In […]

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Leadership Insights from Michael Dell

 7 lessons to help you â€play nice, but win’ “As you start your journey, the first thing you should do is throw away that store-bought map […]

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Does Your Strategy Kick to the Seagulls

 What can we learn from a great sports coach?  One year my local rugby club held a fundraising lunch – the guest of honour was Ray […]

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What is the #1 job of your company? Make it easy!

The most effective strategy for business growth Make It Easy! What is the top priority of your business? Generate revenue by making sales? Make the world […]

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Mastering the Art of a Finished Company: Create a Profitable, Self-Managing Enterprise for Long-Term Success and Growth

What is your definition of a finished company? Mastering the Art of a Finished Company: Create a Profitable, Self-Managing Enterprise for Long-Term Success and Growth Here’s […]

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CEO Business Growth Secrets

7 Simple Yet Powerful Growth Strategies To Double Revenue And 10X The Valuation Of Your $1M-$20M Business Within 3 Years

EXECUTIVE COACH BEHIND FORTUNE 500 CEOS REVEALS… 7 Simple Yet Powerful Growth Strategies To Double Revenue And 10X The Valuation Of Your $1M-$20M Business Within 3 […]

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7 key areas that are essential to be a successful CEO

  As the leader of a company, a CEO has a lot of responsibilities. To be successful, there are several key areas that a CEO must […]

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Boost Your Productivity with Vertical Time Management

Time management is a crucial skill that can help you maximize productivity and achieve your goals. Many time management strategies have been proposed, and one effective […]

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Unlocking Your Productivity Potential: Time Management Tips from Top Experts

  Time management is essential for success in any aspect of life. From personal tasks to professional projects, the ability to manage time efficiently can be […]

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Why does this method transform a business into an unstoppable force?

It is lonely running a business. However, the loneliness and uncertainty felt by many business owners suddenly dissipates when you can share your situation, problems, and […]

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Do you have what it takes to reach the top?

The world is moving at a faster rate than ever before… We are able to communicate, travel, and access information more quickly than in previous times. […]

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Part 2: I Don’t Make New Year’s Resolutions

In Part 1 of this series, I covered how business great Tim Ferris does his version of New Year’s resolutions. How do other successful business leaders […]

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Part 1: I Don’t Make New Year’s Resolutions

With the start of a new year comes a lot of resolutions – almost everyone in the world makes a resolution or two at the start […]

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Every successful entrepreneur I know does this…

Most successful entrepreneurs have coaches and mentors supporting them behind the scenes. Having a perception that getting a coach means you can’t do business on your […]

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Everyone needs a coach

Why you no longer have to feel lonely at the top… “Everyone needs a coach.” – Bill Gates “Everybody needs a coach.” – Eric Schmidt, Chairman […]

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How to be a CEO

The keys to being a great leader The phrase “the ability to get people promoted is the best sign of a great leader” couldn’t be more […]

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KPI Examples for Your Leadership Team

The key to assessing the health of your business…   CEOs need easy access to a few key performance indicators to monitor how healthy the business […]

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What is a Mastermind?

Your questions answered… Thinking about joining my upcoming 10X Business Growth Mastermind but have some questions? I have put together a FAQ that may help you […]

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Running a business doesn’t have to be hard

How to make it infinitely easier and more fun… Sometimes it is hard running a business. Often it can seem like no one understands what you […]

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Accelerate Your Success

Here’s how… If you truly value your growth and development across all the areas of your life, then you need to invest the time and energy […]

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What keeps you going, even when you don’t want to?

Hint: it will make or break your business success… Why do some entrepreneurs find it easy to grow their business and keep going no matter what, […]

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Leadership Insights from Peter Diamandis

The creed of the persistent and passionate …   Peter Diamandis is an international pioneer in the fields of innovation, incentive competitions and commercial space. In […]

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The Definition of Insanity

Unleash roadblocks and fast track the profitability of your business… “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different […]

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This could be you…

How a Mastermind can change your life You are sitting in a very comfortable chair on the beach at a luxurious resort, on holidays with your […]

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Make 2022/2023 life changing

How a Mastermind group can double your revenue and 10X your business valuation in 3 years or less Imagine it is 3 years from today. If […]

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Leadership Insights from Jack Welch

Lessons from the ‘Manager of the Century’ …  “Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision, and relentlessly drive it to […]

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Leadership Insights from David Marquet

How â€Intent-Based Leadership’ gets results …  “If you want team members who take initiative, critically think about their actions, and align those actions to the needs […]

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Leadership Insights from Ari Weinzweig

The king of Zingerman’s shares his leadership tips …  In 1982, Ari Weinzweig, along with his partner Paul Saginaw, founded Zingerman’s Delicatessen in Chicago with a […]

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Leadership Insights from Art Gensler

The sky’s the limit … Art Gensler is the epitome of business and personal success. He is behind the design of many of the world’s best-known […]

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Leadership Insights from Robert Iger

What 45 years with ABC and Disney taught him … Robert Iger worked for the same company for 45 years: 22 of them at ABC and […]

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Leadership Insights from Hubert Joly

Are you a purposeful leader? Minnesota-based Best Buy Co., Inc. is the leading consumer electronics retailer in the US. However, in 2012, the general outlook was […]

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14 Questions you need to ask yourself

14 Questions you need to ask yourself … Are you setting goals that are connected to the big dreams of your business, or your life? Here […]

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Leadership Insights from David Kekich

The secrets to success of an incredible man … David Kekich is a recognised authority on longevity and helped with many advancements in health and science. […]

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Leadership Insights from Michael Dell

7 lessons to help you â€play nice, but win’ “As you start your journey, the first thing you should do is throw away that store-bought map […]

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15 lessons in leadership from the All Blacks

What makes the All Blacks extraordinary? New Zealand’s national rugby team, the All Blacks, are the most successful professional sports franchise in history. They are undefeated […]

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Colin Powell’s 13 Rules for Leaders

Legacy of a Leader General Colin Powell, died Monday at age 84. He was the first black officer to be a four-star general commanding troops in […]

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Leadership Insights – Amazon

The first in an exclusive series on Leadership Principles   “We’ve had three big ideas at Amazon that we’ve stuck with for 18 years, and they’re […]

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Using professional athletes’ focus and visualisation techniques to double your company’s revenue and 10X valuation in 3 years or less.

The Vivid Vision™ technique … Who wouldn’t want to double their company’s revenue in three years? Having this as a goal and realising it are two […]

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7s are the performance killers

It’s all in the numbers … What is one of the biggest factors in holding back your company from achieving success, you ask? Just take a […]

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Your complete Business Growth Assessment in 10 minutes or less!

So you can take your business to the next level… All companies have strengths and weaknesses. Do you know yours? Building a business is like a […]

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I learn and grow from virtual mentors – do you?

What is a virtual mentor, you ask? A mentor doesn’t only have to be a physical presence in an office, or a coffee shop! A virtual […]

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The Four Stages all successful companies go through…

And how they can make or break your business Did you know that removing the barriers to complexity can help you to successfully scale your business? […]

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Why Don’t Most Companies Scale

Do you know the keys to double the revenue and 10X your business value in 3 years or less? How to overcome the common business failures […]

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Why 99.6% of businesses fail to reach $10m in revenues

Can you and your team state your strategy simply? Is it driving sustainable growth? What exactly is strategy anyway? “I’m always amazed how overnight successes take […]

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The new financial year starts shortly … do you have a strategy in place?

How CEO + Leadership Team coaching can get you to where you want to be… If you don’t have a 2023 Strategic Plan yet we can […]

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Are you an effective leader?

Become a Level 5 Leader and catapult your organisation from good to great! Jim Collins conducted a 5-year research study into what makes a good company […]

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Can you predict what will happen in the future?

Is your windshield covered in mud? Consider what would happen if your car’s windshield is completely covered in mud and you have to drive the route […]

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Increase your returns by 400 percent…

By creating a Core Purpose/Mission When you consider your company’s Core Purpose, what comes to mind? That Core Purpose is nothing more than just the latest […]

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The Most Effective Strategy for Business Growth

Make It Easy! What is the top priority of your business? Generate revenue by making sales? Make the world a better place? Provide a livelihood for […]

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80/20 Your Life and Watch What Happens

The Solution to Having Too Much to Do and Not Enough Time to Do It The Pareto Principle, or the 80/20 rule, states that for many […]

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Introducing Coaching Partner Andres Zylberberg

Scale Up Growth Partners is Growing! Introducing Coaching Partner Andres Zylberberg… Scale Up Growth Partners is excited to announce that Andres Zylberberg has joined us as […]

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Create results 10 times, or even 100 times, faster…

Create results 10 times, or even 100 times, faster… with a “Who” that can free up thousands of your hours. When you ask “Who?” you can […]

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The ultimate decision-making engine for your organisation!

Businesses looking to scale need to read this… If you’re a CEO, three of the biggest pain points you face in today’s business world are: Making […]

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Does your team pass the “Red Button” test?

How does your company rate compared to the greats? You may be surprised at what sets them apart…   So what makes a great company? You […]

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The secret to driving results and winning the war for talent

The secret to driving results and winning the war for talent… Cricket Australia thought that it had high values. The behaviour of the Australian Cricket team […]

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Are you in or out?

Prioritising “one way door” decisions… How much focus do you put on major strategic “One-Way-Door” decisions? To scale up a company, the CEO needs to balance […]

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Talk, talk, talk – and then talk some more

Talk, talk, talk – and then talk some more. Humans are not designed to think their way out of things (strategies, depression, fear, ideas); we need […]

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How Bill Gates Approaches Problem Solving: Don’t Reinvent the Wheel

While Bill Gates is known for innovative thinking, his approach to achieving major goals leans heavily on the intelligence of others. “Ever since I was a […]

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6 steps to Create a Winning Annual Plan for 2020-2021 – Best Practices from working with top CEOs

Table of Contents: Before Session: Appoint a Skilled Annual Planning Facilitator Prep Work: Getting Ready for Your Annual Planning Session During Session: Step 1: Review Prep […]

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How to Facilitate A Strategic Planning Session in 2020 (Even Virtual)

Great strategic meetings don’t happen by accident. They happen because someone is committed to THINKING through the purpose and outcome, PLANNING all of the details in […]

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Covid-19: Go-Forward Planning & Questions to Consider

“Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” – Mike Tyson Before March 2020, world markets were in full swing and unemployment was […]

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12 Steps for Topgrading Interviews

The key to hiring well The recruiting and hiring process is time-consuming and expensive. So, at the end of it, you want to do everything you […]

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Can You Break Through?

Can you believe there are predictable evolutions and revolutions as any organisation grows? As an organization scales up, there is added complexity with the addition of […]

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BHAG — What is your Big, Hairy, Audacious Goal?

Why the most successful companies set ambitious, long-term goals and why yours should too… “Most people overestimate what they can do in one year and underestimate […]

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Is the Pulse of your Organisation (Its Meeting Rhythms) Healthy?

How this one factor can affect your chance for success… Do you know what the No. 1 problem people face when working together? It’s communication. Meetings, […]

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Intelligent Work Can Help CEOs Close the Strategy Execution Gap (White Paper Summary)

Cindy Praeger A fairly significant body of research now clearly shows that the reason why a number of mid-to-large companies face is not because their strategies […]

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Those who pulse faster, grow faster

And it only takes 15-minutes a day… In his book, Scaling Up, Verne Harnish covers four different types of meetings every organisation should regularly have to […]

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Want to learn the secret to hiring more A Players?

Use the Topgrading corporate hiring and interviewing methodology … Proven Success Does swapping out your hiring and interviewing process to achieve drastically better results (and avoid […]

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Did we have a productive day or week?

How to create KPIs that drive action for your company… If your company hasn’t developed Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) previously, or has KPIs but you’re not […]

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Is your company struggling to achieve the results you want?

Look to your KPIs… KPIs are one of the most powerful tools available to drive the results you desire. If your company is having trouble achieving […]

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Ignite Your Team

How to build team accountability through leadership … Most people, leaders included, want to operate in an environment where individuals do what they say they are […]

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What’s Your Leadership Style?

Do you know your leadership style? Just like awareness of your communication style and Myers-Briggs type, knowing your leadership style can help you understand your strengths […]

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Reach the goals you set out to achieve…

Set up a strategy council to guide strategic thinking and execution planning Somewhere along the line we all got enamoured with the term strategic planning. But, […]

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The key KPIs CEOs are watching

That set an organisation up for success… Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) rely on key performance indicators (KPIs) to gauge the health and vitality of their companies […]

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10 Rockefeller Habits – The Only Framework You Need to Scale Your Business NOW

In 2014, Essilor International purchased Canadian eyewear company Coastal.com for CAD$430 million, in what was the most significant investment in an e-commerce company in Canadian history. […]

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Things To Know – The Resilience of Costco

The Resilience of Costco (thank you to Tim Ferriss & Verne Harnish) — Tim Ferriss highlighted this “article” on Costco. Notes Ferriss, in his 5-Bullet Friday […]

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How Weekly Meetings Can Accelerate Your Firm’s Growth, Keep Everyone Motivated and Achieve Your #1 Priority

With thanks to the Gazelles Growth Institute for permission to republish this blog Not to sound like a broken record going on and on about “meetings”, […]

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Can Your Business Survive the Inevitable Growth Paradox?

You can’t sustain profitable growth in a competitive market if you’re a disaster internally, and you can’t maintain a high-performance culture internally for long if you’re […]

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4 Key Decisions to Scale a Mid-Market Company

Recently, the Gazelles Growth Institute wanted to find out and address the biggest pain point business leaders of mid-market companies in the current market. The Growth […]

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The No.1 most important character trait of top-performing CEOs

Hint: it’s a bit like the tortoise and the hare… “It’s not the big that eat the small; it’s the fast that eat the slow.”— Jason […]

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If you’re not tracking this, you should…

Why Revenue and Profit Per Employee is an important KPI Each year, Fortune magazine releases its Fortune 500 list of US companies. This year Walmart, Exxon […]

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Does Information Move Through Your Organisation Accurately and Quickly?

If not, you need to establish a regular communication rhythm! If you ask team members in most organisations how they feel about meetings, you will likely […]

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7 Key Systems to Build a Superstar Sales Team

Jack Daly started selling at seven years old. He was making potholders and selling them to mums and grandmums in the neighbourhood. Other kids were selling […]

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Does your strategy “Kick to the Seagulls”? What can we learn from a great sports coach?

The key question for you: Can you and your team state your firm’s strategy simply – and is it driving sustainable growth in revenue and gross […]

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Leadership Insights: 7 Practical Applications of Artificial Intelligence | End of Bureaucracy | Benefits of “Walk & talk” with your customers

Hi, I hope it’s been a productive and purposeful week. Here are some leadership insights/opportunities to help you outlearn/outthink the competition. cheers, Jonathan A quote to […]

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Did you know that a Core Purpose/Mission can increase returns by 400 percent!

Your Core Purpose/Mission – Why You Should Start With Asking “Why?” When you consider your company’s Core Purpose, what comes to mind? If the first answer […]

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Why a one-page Vision Summary is critical for your business growth and how to create your own

There is an object in the Pirates Of The Caribbean movies that aptly sums up what we’re going to talk about in this article — the […]

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Jim Collins & Flywheel | Hilton Hotels | Verne Harnish | Atlassian | One-Page Personal Plan

Hi, I hope it’s been a productive and purposeful month so far. From leadership and strategy to managing yourself and others, my Leadership Insights offer practical tips […]

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Why are Core Values and Corporate Culture so Important?

Will the scathing report from the Royal Commission into misconduct in the Australian banking industry be the wake-up call for corporate Australia to focus on their […]

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Jim Collins & Tim Ferris Podcast | Patrick Lencioni – 5 Dysfunctions of a Team | How Google Managers Coach Employees

Hi, I hope it’s been a productive and purposeful month so far. From leadership and strategy to managing yourself and others, my Leadership Insights offer practical […]

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What is the No. 1 job of your company?

What is the No. 1 job of your company? Generate revenue by making sales? Make the world a better place? Provide a livelihood for you and […]

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The key question for managers

The key question every manager should ask every day … that will lead to a great employee culture and opportunity to scale John Ratliff is the […]

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How to break through the inevitable barriers to growth that you will encounter Scaling Up your company

This white paper, the first in a two-part series, turns the spotlight on the peaks, valleys and plateaus you will inevitably face as your business grows. […]

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Book Review – Multipliers

Multipliers By Liz Wiseman   A Wall Street Journal bestseller that explores why some leaders drain capability and intelligence while others amplify it to produce better results. […]

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Book Review: The Inside Advantage

The Inside Advantage: The Strategy That Unlocks The Hidden Growth in Your Business By Robert H. Bloom   Reviewed by: Jonathan Herps Category: Strategy Rating: 5 […]

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Would You Fire Someone to Protect Your Core Values?

The sign of a great company is one that religiously defends their core values. Core values are the anchor that keeps your business grounded. The essential […]

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Book Review – Good to Great: Why some companies make the leap and others don’t.

Good to Great: Why some companies make the leap and others don’t. Author: Jim Collins Category: Strategy Rating: 5 Stars Who should read this book: Every […]

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Business Can Learn About the Importance of Core Values From the Aussie Cricket Team

Whether you are a Cricket Captain or Business Leader – living by your core values creates a winning culture. The underlying factor in the Australian Cricket […]

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Book Review – The Five Temptations of a CEO by Patrick Lencioni – Why Read This?

“Patrick Lencioni’s combination of homey management truths and simple prose has struck a chord with business leaders tired of jargon and complicated strategic models.” —The Wall Street […]

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Book Review – WHO: The A Method for Hiring

Who: The A Method for Hiring Author: Geoff Smart and Randy Street Category: People Rating: 5 Stars Who should read this book:  Growth focused business owners, managers […]

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Book Review – Scaling Up: Mastering the Rockefeller Habits 2.0

  Scaling Up: Mastering the Rockefeller Habits 2.0 How a Few Companies Make It…and Why the Rest Don’t Author: Verne Harnish Rating: 5 stars Who should read […]

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One Page Personal Plan

In my years of helping others scale their businesses, I hate but to notice that for too many executives, their personal relationships suffer as they become […]

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