The Art of Effective Delegation A 5-step process by which to effectively delegate and manage delegated work. by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions Delegating effectively allows managers and leaders to free up time; ensure the work is down by the right person at the right level and on-time; helps to develop people and their […]
VIEW POSTThe Art of Setting KPIs How to create KPIs that drive engagement and performance by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions “If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it”. Although this is true many companies don’t know what to measure or, if they do, they don’t know how to establish KPIs. Why is this […]
VIEW POST3 Ways to Improve How You Work by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions We are often so busy doing the work that we forget to take a step back and give ourselves the time to focus and re-energize ourselves. Here are 3 tips for improving your personal effectiveness, no matter what you do. 1. […]
VIEW POSTFive Strategic Tips for a Profitable Future by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions A recently published book, Understanding Michael Porter: The essential guide to competition and strategy (Magretta, 2012), compiles and applies the work of management guru, Michael Porter. Full of useful insights, here are five pearls of wisdom that can, if applied, create […]
VIEW POST5 Ways to Build Your Leadership Brand by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions Many companies have an ad hoc approach to developing their leaders, developing them as and when necessary to help them fulfill their roles. The weakness here is that it is just about the company. Take a step back, and let’s review […]
VIEW POSTThe Only 2 Ways to Reach Your Customers by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions There are two ways to market to and gain customers, and two ways only. Either you reach out to them, or they are attracted to you. One way you try to “push” them to come to you, the other way […]
VIEW POSTRaise Productivity – Build on Your Strengths, Not Your Weaknesses by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions Too often in business we focus on our business’ and staff’s weaknesses. The reasoning is that by addressing our weaknesses we can improve. This is a fallacy. The only way that you can improve and raise performance on […]
VIEW POSTDon’t Manage for Profit – Manage for Value! by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions Managing for profit can be detrimental to your business in the longer-term. Discover the 4 guidelines to help your business thrive, not just survive. We are in uncomfortable times. Europe is facing a myriad of difficulties, China’s growth is looking […]
VIEW POSTThe 12 Ways to Engage & Retain Staff – Part 5 by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions 12 Ways to Engage & Retain Staff, Image (c) People Insight In the first blog in this series we looked at why employee engagement is so important and provided an overview of Gallup’s findings from its extensive […]
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