Leadership

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Changing Business Culture – Overnight.

Many businesses in our corporate world say they need, want, to change their business culture. They talk in terms of how many years, five or ten, it will take to shift their existing culture. It can, of course, change overnight.…

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What Cornerstone Have You Set For Your Business?

Most businesses are launched without much consideration to the cornerstone that is initially laid and from which the growing business will take its form. Moreover, as the years progress and the business journeys forward, many of the challenges it will…

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One View – Board and Management

It’s not unusual for a disconnect to arise between a board and management team, typically caused when they do not share the same ‘one-view’ of their business. These disconnections can readily feed discontent and a break in communications impacting both…

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Testing Leaders

Richard Shrapnel's 'Testing Leaders'.

The number one success indicator for any business is the worthiness of its leaders. And when we come to select leaders, most will be decided upon by their experience, connections, compatibility and qualifications. But do these indicators correctly reflect their…

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Entrepreneurs & Profit

Richard Shrapnel's 'Entrepreneurs & Profit'.

I believe many people would connect entrepreneurs and profit in one thought. Entrepreneurship is about profit, and good entrepreneurs become wealthy through the many businesses that they seed and build. However, this connection of entrepreneurs and profit does not create…

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