One of the most valuable systems you can implement in an organisation is a steady rhythm. This creates the pulse that your team works to, which in turn creates the steady pulse your organisation needs to thrive. How do you create this? One way to do this is to...
Have you heard about the EveryONE EmployONE movement? It was launched by ActionCOACH Southern Africa last year in response to the extremely high and increasing unemployment rate in South Africa. What exactly is the EveryONE EmployONE Movement? Early last year when...
It's that time of the year again... Love is in the air! I firmly believe that our love of another person is something that should be constantly expressed, worked on and strengthened throughout our lives – and not just one day every February. Our passion must be...
Over the last couple of months, I have heard many people referring to the uncertain times that we live in and how that has impacted and sometimes even crippled businesses. The events of the last two years have brought the importance of leading in uncertain times to...
A quick story: It was August 2009, my first year of being a Business Coach at ActionCOACH when I attended my first ActionCOACH Global Conference in Sydney, Australia. At the conference, I met a seasoned coach from the US and made the bold decision to appoint him as...
In a recent conference call, one of the delegates on the call described a scenario where a prospective client kept on asking the question: “ If I buy your product, what am I buying?” Often times, our response to this type of question is that the customer is just being...
It’s a well-known fact that only 3 percent of businesses that get started, get sold. Most business owners who start businesses fail to capitalize on the time and effort they invested in building them. So, what can business owners do to ensure that the business they...
As an ActionCOACH Business Coach, I have found that many of the businesses I engage with bemoan the fact that they have to do most of the operational work because their team is not up to the standard they need. Many times they have not clarified and set the standards...
As business owners, we have to wear many "hats". The quality of leadership and management are two aspects that will have a profound impact on the results of the business. What is the difference between leadership and management? A simple yet profound way of...
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