In this blog, I’m going to talk about the role of a managing director and why you should hire a managing director to handle the running of your business. If you’ve never considered appointing a managing director, it’s something worth … Continue reading
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What Is A Sales Pipeline? How To Manage It
In my Diary of an Entrepreneur podcast I talk about every aspect of my experience of starting and running Stada Media, from finding the right premises, to building my team, to securing contracts worth tens of thousands of pounds each. … Continue reading
DON’T BE AFRAID OF YOUR EMOTIONS IN BUSINESS – USE THEM TO POWER YOU ON!
One of the ways that I control my emotions in business is to redirect them and make them more productive. What do I mean by this? Well, if you’re feeling down about something, normally this would stop you in your … Continue reading
SHOULD YOU LEAD WITH THE HEART OR THE HEAD IN BUSINESS?
The head and the heart are two different things, both with very different agendas. Your heart can often influence decisions based on a fluffy, overly-optimistic outlook on everything, oblivious to all the negative stuff that could be going on. Your … Continue reading
MENTAL HEALTH IN BUSINESS: ARE YOU IN CONTROL OF YOUR EMOTIONS AS A BUSINESS OWNER?
For most, trying to control your emotions is near enough Mission Impossible. Once those chemicals start to kick in, you become a different person. Sometimes mental health in business is completely out of your control. What’s more, for most of … Continue reading
NOBODY WILL EVER UNDERSTAND YOU AS A BUSINESS OWNER – DEAL WITH IT!
Business owners, entrepreneurs, CEOs… we all have certain personality traits, and most people won’t ever understand or empathise with us. When it comes to running the business, we’re the evil ones. It’s a hard truth of growing a business: for … Continue reading
YOU’RE FIRED: KNOWING WHEN IT’S TIME TO RIP THE PLASTER OFF
If you’re going to grow a business, you must be able to hire and fire people – and the timing needs to be absolutely spot on. In this post, I’m busting taboos and talking about firing. Yes, there will be … Continue reading
WHY BUSINESS OWNERS SHOULD FIRE THEMSELVES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
In this blog post, I’m going to introduce you to the idea of firing yourself. What does this mean? Well, because you’re your own boss, you need to not only be aware of when to fire staff, but also yourself. … Continue reading
THE MAGIC COMBINATION OF PATIENCE AND MOMENTUM IN BUSINESS
The moment you realise that growing a business is a very long-term event – i.e. when patience jumps in – is where the magic really starts to happen. I say this because without patience comes frustration, anxiety, ill health and … Continue reading
CARING FOR YOUR TEAM’S MENTAL HEALTH IN BUSINESS
Thankfully, mental health is no longer a taboo subject. Most of us are comfortable talking about our and others’ state of mind. People are talking about it over the water cooler these days – especially men. We used to be … Continue reading