The Madness Of Targets

Missing Deadlines You know that feeling when you have missed your targets! You should have completed all the end of year reviews by the end of last month. You are late putting the final touches on the business plan, and a performance improvement plan.  The boss also wants to know the reasons why your numbers […]

How To Work On Your Business

As a business owner you face a constant challenge: do I work on business development or work in the business to deliver today. For small business owners, this can be particularly challenging. However, it can all too often be the issue for leaders in larger organisations too. As someone who worked in the complex world of large […]

How can we show we hit the monthly targets!

The Blame Frame I was commuting on a train recently and found myself listening to the conversations going on around me in the carriage. My fellow commuters were all business people, all absorbed in their latest panic. Papers spread across their laps, or on tables; laptops open with phones pinned to their ears. Nothing new […]

How To Create Time To Think

Of course it’s not possible to create time, but you can be better at time management. This requires a different approach to leadership. Take a moment to reflect upon the madness of the schedules that run our corporate lives.  What can you do to change it? Running to Stand Still I find myself working with […]