Innovation is important to any business as it helps to stimulate new ideas and solve old problems, thereby ensuring your business remains current and viable. The key to sustaining innovation, however, is ensuring that you and your staff are prepared
Collaboration is the key to success
A modern business operates in a very complex environment that requires its people to work collaboratively with one another if the business is to survive. Collaboration is a process of shared decision-making in which all team members constructively contribute to
Good communication is complex
Good communication is complex so it is important to keep this in mind when you are communicating important messages to your team. How you communicate with others is based on the assumptions you have learned over your lifetime. However, these
Leading – You’re not always in control
Being a leader means that you need to inspire and influence others to work together towards a common goal. However, there are many internal and external factors which influence your leadership style. Internal factors – The culture of your business
Unleash the creativity which leads innovation
Creativity and innovation play an important role in the survival of any business. Creativity is the connecting or viewing of things in a different way than the status quo. Creativity is not only about solving a problem, but also about
Be no 1 by getting to know your competitors
It is important that you know why your customers think your business is better than your competitors as this will help you to understand what is your competitive advantage, and this will improve your business’s chances of success. You can
Where do profitable business ideas come from?
Business growth is possible either through the acquisition of other businesses or through unique and innovative ideas which have a market which is willing to pay the price for the product or service to make it a profitable venture.
Make your social media marketing a screaming success
Social media marketing is by far the most cost effective way that any business can promote their products/services. Social media numbers continue to grow steadily each year, with Facebook still being the most popular site in Australia, and newer social
It’s not selling, it providing the right solutions
Lots of people go into business because they are passionate about something. They soon discover, however, that simply starting a business doesn’t guarantee people will flock to it and love it as much as they do. They then struggle with
Secure your competitive advantage in 2017
Really successful businesses don’t just happen. They come about because they know why their customers hire them to get a job done well. This deep understanding of their customers’ ‘jobs to be done’ provides the business with an competitive advantage