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I was flicking through my book, Foundations For A Strong Building Business, today and was impressed by my summary at the end of Chapter 2 – No Business Ever Outperforms Its Leader. It is always interesting to go back to something you wrote some time ago – sometimes I am impressed and sometimes I am disappointed. In this case, I..
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Reports of storms, snow and power outages in Tasmania on Saturday were difficult to believe as we sweltered in the heat of the Sunshine Coast. Our Queensland family holidays are usually cancelled due to cyclones, and recent coronavirus cases in Brisbane almost derailed this one. I haven’t seen any evidence of a need to extend the JobKeeper system. Tourism in..
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Because always providing answers and solving problems for employees trains them to become reliant upon you and ultimately makes it impossible for the business to operate without you. Instead respond to their questions with “what do you think we should do” or “how do you think we should deal with that”? Ask follow up questions, provide additional information that..
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What would happen if you doubled your prices? What would happen if you increased them by 10%? How do you set your prices? These are all interesting questions that often lead to interesting conversations and even more interesting results. Most business owners set their prices based on a combination of what their competitors charge and to..
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Let’s have a think about that. Are you holding your business back? Maybe it isn’t your employees, the economy or even coronavirus that is the real problem. So, how do you become a better leader? Start by investing some time and resources in your own self development. No investment will ever provide a greater return. Start by reading..
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