The Management & Leadership Development Imperative Why Management & Leadership Development is a priority and its benefits. by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions One of the top issues for CEOs is business growth; however the ability of the business to achieve this growth is being stymied by the lack of suitably skilled staff – […]
VIEW POSTDeciding How to Decide What you need to do before you start the decision-making process by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions We make decisions every day; small ones, big ones, unusual ones, specific or general and those which have become a force of habit. We get so involved in the decision itself that we […]
VIEW POSTThe Challenges of Middle Management by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions Why middle-management is essential for business survival and the risks you run of if you lose or alienate them. Middle management. Often described as the ‘backbone’ of the company, they provide the continuity across the business and the key people for getting things […]
VIEW POSTDo You Have the 3 Factors for Organizational Resilience? How to assess and develop your organization’s resilience. *by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions Resilience – a word more often abused than used correctly. Resilience often is used to describe strength. Although strength is implied in resilience, it is actually not a trait (a distinguishing […]
VIEW POSTThe Motivation Trap by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions Why motivation alone is not enough, you need more… Imagine what would happen if your favorite football team took the field and the ONLY training they received in the last 8 months had been sitting in a room. Within the room, they’d be listening to legends […]
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 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 POSTHolding People Accountable By Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions A recent survey quoted in an article in the Harvard Business Review Blog highlighted that the single, most avoided responsibility was holding people accountable. In the survey of more than 5,400 upper-level managers from the US, Europe, Latin America, and Asia-Pacific gathered since 2010, 46% […]
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