How To Measure Performance: What is a KPI?

How To Set Effective KPIs

How To Measure Performance: What is a KPI? The world of business is full of abbreviations, acronyms and sector-specific terminology that can be confusing at the best of times and frustrating at the worst. You’ve probably come across KPIs, or ‘Key Performance Indicators’, in the past – but did you realise just how important they…

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Adopting the CEO Approach to Ownership

Adopting the CEO Approach

Adopting the CEO Approach to Ownership Running a business can feel all-consuming. After all, your business is your brainchild and main source of income – which is why most founders end up feeling like they need to ‘own’ every aspect of the business. These owners end up stretched thin, feeling they can never truly ‘take…

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Reprioritising to Avoid Small Business Burnout

Avoid Business Burnout - It's all about prioritisation

Reprioritising to Avoid Small Business Burnout It’s finally time for some warmer weather. That should mean, for most businesses, that it’s now time to take a break. The sunshine heralds the time to relax and reap the rewards of your hard work – or does it?   For lots of small business owners, the summer…

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The Importance Of Business Strategy Planning

Business Strategy Planning and why it is so important

The Importance Of Business Strategy Planning Business strategy planning sounds a bit like an unnecessary repetition, doesn’t it? It almost sounds as though I’m saying something like television watching viewing. But let’s be real for a moment – while a strategy is a plan, strategic planning is so much more.   Strategic planning refers specifically…

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How To Set SMART Goals & Achieve Them

How to set SMART Goals and Achieve Them

How To Set SMART Goals & Achieve Them If I could list all of the things businesses get wrong about planning their growth, you’d be in for quite the ride. However, some of the most common issues would be right at the top because they occur time and time again. One of the most apparent…

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