Month: December 2022
How is your business really feeling?
Understanding the energy of a business is key to making strategic choices when it comes to its future. The first thing I notice when we go into a business is how it feels. And when we’re doing a piece of consulting or coaching work, this is where we like to start: with the energy of the business. It’s one of the most important aspects to assess and understand. Of course, the profit revenue and commercial growth are relevant and vital, the key however is understanding the impact that energy has on those aspects of the business. If the energy isn’t right in a business, – and must address it.…
Demystifying coaching and consulting – and introducing the new management style
If you open up your business and yourself to change, the results can be surprising and hugely rewarding – both personally and professionally When people ask me what I do, I answer with some variation on the following: ‘I run a business that works with people who want to grow their business’. I don’t say, ‘I’m a coach’, because people have pre-conceived impressions when they hear the words coaching or consulting. You may still find the occasional person who thinks you’re an old-style life coach who is going to make them hug a tree! The businesses we work with vary across all sectors and are…