The 12 Ways to Engage & Retain Staff – Part 2 by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions In our previous blog, we looked at why employee engagement is so important and provided an overview of Gallup’s findings from its extensive research. This was summarised in the following 12 ways to engage employees. In this […]
VIEW POSTThe 12 Ways to Engage & Retain Staff – Part 1 by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions Employee engagement is becoming increasingly important as businesses compete for a dwindling skilled labour force as experienced baby-boomers retire and a smaller, relatively inexperienced workforce enters the market and progresses through the ranks. The need to attract, […]
VIEW POST“Do You Think You Can Tell?” – Part 2 of 2 by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions 9 tips on how to meet your goals and grow your capabilities In Part 1 of this article we identified why we are our own worst enemy when it comes to identifying how to improve ourselves. Here […]
VIEW POST“Do You Think You Can Tell?” – Part 1 of 2 by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions Can you tell how good your performance is or how you can improve? Read on to find out, you might be surprised… Those of you who are Pink Floyd fans will immediately recognise the lyrics from the […]
VIEW POSTThe 5 Myths & Realities of Leadership for New Managers by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions What are the myths that new managers and leaders believe, and what are the realities? This article explores them and how new managers and leaders effectively lead and engage their teams. Your initial experience as a new manager […]
VIEW POST3 Elements to Negotiating Better Deals by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions How you can use scope, budget and timescales to get to the customer’s needs, and to create better deals more quickly. When negotiating with clients or prospects over potential work there are three aspects to consider which are common to any piece […]
VIEW POSTYou Don’t Have a Problem With Time Management by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions The three factors by which to prioritise quickly and easily. People, when listing their top issues, often include time management as the cause of many of the problems. This is not an issue. Put plainly, the issue of time management […]
VIEW POSTThe “X-Factor” and Business by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions Who are the people in your business with the “X-Factor”? How do you uncover them? For those of you living in Australia this evening saw the launch of a new series of ”The X-Factor”. For those of you not familiar with the show it […]
VIEW POSTPerceptions of Business Growth – What is REALLY happening? by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions Is your business growing or not? Do you share the same view as your staff, your manager or your leaders? How do you know if you do? This article highlights the differences that exist, examines why they exist, and […]
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