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Business Leadership

Business Leadership is a never ending pursuit
Business Leadership
In my opinion business leadership is very different to management, influence or planning. Read on if you want to learn more. Leadership comes from not just who you are, but how you are perceived by others. We all need leadership skills in our lives – no matter what role you play in your business.
The role of the business leader is to inspire those around them and this will deliver commercial results. Also, I believe the role of the leader to create a vision, set the values, and align everybody to those and also to make sure that every team member is aligned to the plan.
Much of my time I spend exploring every aspect of Business Leadership and in this selection of posts I share what I have learned myself, and also what I have discovered and applied from reading books, and attending seminars.
Content
- Business Goals
- Business Ideas
- Business Plan
- How to be a leader
- Creating Key Performance Indicators (KPI)
I think you will find that there is much to explore about Business Leadership in these blogs and I have sorted them into several sections to help you navigate. And ultimately get the most value from them. Perhaps you could consider this a one stop shop on becoming a leader.
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Lessons in working with purpose whilst cruising in Alaska
Five lessons on working with purpose This is the first time in a year that I have had no internet. I struggled with it at first, but the time ‘unplugged’ has proven to be most valuable. I brought one book along on this trip – Inspired Inc (which I consumed with...

The Experience Economy is for every business
I think there may have been a bit of a misunderstanding. So I write this blog in part as clarification, and in part to implore Australian businesses to recognise the opportunity that experiences represent. The Big Red Group (the business I co-founded in 2017) has...

Retailers who invest in the Experience Economy are gathering momentum
Here is a startling fact (for anyone over 30), 50 percent of the world’s population is going to be under 30 by 2025, and will make up two thirds of the global workforce. Baby Boomers are passing their wealth onto younger generations (or spending it as fast as they...

Leadership and Business: Are we there yet?
Growth Strategy This year I have been speaking to those in business leadership about ‘my growth obsession and the experience economy’. There are a few key elements that I explore within this as the critical elements to a growth strategy: Leadership People...

Tidying up: Why ‘stuff’ is out of fashion
“Too many people spend money they haven’t earned, to buy things they don’t want, to impress people they don’t like.” Will Rogers Self storage is a booming business. This billion-dollar industry is growing at 1.5% annually according to IBIS world. That's s a lot of...

A reflection on Influence
Influencing Others You've probably heard me talk for a while now about influencing others and the difference between leadership, management and role models — and why we need all three. There is a big conversation about the ability of people to influence others and it...

Taking pride in your work is paramount
Importance of Pride in the Workplace The pride people take in their work transcends to their homes, their education, families and communities — Leonard Boswell It’s a simple statement, but it says a lot. We spend so much of our lives at work so it’s important to...

Bringing purpose back to business for FY19
Purpose Driven Business Last week I flew back from an amazingly enriching experience, where I rode horseback for days on end to reach a dwindling community of reindeer herders in remote northern Mongolia. I met local people, slept in an ancient teepee with a dirt...