Measuring Performance Doesn‘t Help, Measuring How You Perform Does! It is not what you do that matters, but how you do it that does! by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions Significant effort, time and resources are spent by companies in assessing the current level of performance in order to be able to determine what […]
VIEW POSTTwo Questions To Attain and Maintain Focus Achieving and maintaining focus is a key skill in modern business. by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions In a time-poor environment in which more demands are being made of us it is more and more important that we focus on what we do. This is especially true […]
VIEW POSTThe Three Key Determinants of Business Performance Having two out of three is not good enough… by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions There are three key determinants for business performance – direction, aptitude and attitude. Direction Performance occurs in context of the goals, outcomes and measures that have been established. How well are the […]
VIEW POSTDeveloping Emotional Agility & Overcoming Your “Inner Chatter” What to do when you become your own worst enemy, and how to overcome to win over yourself. by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions On average you speak sixteen thousand words, a day or nearly six million words a year. That is a lot. What we […]
VIEW POSTThree Tips for Leaders About to Miss Their Forecasts What to do when you are coming from behind… by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions Here is a problem. You are driving along when you come to a bridge that is one kilometer long. Your goal here is to average 60 kilometers per hour. Your […]
VIEW POSTAssessing Future Leaders – the Performance vs. Potential Matrix How to determine and assess future leaders, and where and how to focus your efforts in their development. by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions You are looking to develop future leaders for your business. How can you do this so that you can consistently evaluate […]
VIEW POSTStop-Start-Continue – 3 Steps for Individual & Team Growth by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions 3 Steps to Develop You and Your Team – Raise Performance, Achieve Outcomes. How often do you take the time to stop, look at what you are doing and carry out a “self-audit”? To reach our potential, or to […]
VIEW POSTThe Trials of Leadership Styles by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions Adapting your leadership style for effective results – balancing task- and people-oriented leadership. When organizing a company meeting what do you, or the individual you have delegated to, do first? Do you develop the timeline and associated task, or do you consider who […]
VIEW POSTHow to Manage Those Delegated To by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions This looks at how to assess what are the best ways to manage those doing delegated work. This follows on from a previous article – The Art of Effective Delegation – which provides a 5-step process for effectively delegating work. Now you […]
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