John Denton
The Indispensable Owner
Is there an “indispensable person” in your business? Worse still, as the business owner are you the indispensable person? An indispensable person in a business can be a major risk and also a bottleneck! They are the kind of person who has some expertise / knowledge / experience in a particular aspect of the business. […]
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Reinvent Your Business Before You Have To!
Massive disruption is forcing businesses to change – FAST! It had to happen! This was predictable as more and more “collaborative consumption” based businesses enter the market place (uber and Airbnb are two obvious examples). Add subscription based businesses (see Dollar Shave Club, and Who Gives A Crap) and COVID19 to the mix and the […]
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Formula For Success In Hitting Business Targets To Increase Business Value
You set your business targets or goals like you’ve been told to, but you just don’t hit them! Right? To increase the value of your business you set targets or goals to increase profitability, systemise, and reduce reliance on the business owner. Then there will be financial goals, production goals, customer satisfaction goals etc. and […]
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Fours Stages Of Learning For Business Owners
As business owners we often don’t know what we don’t know! How do we learn anything? The four stages of learning, initially described as “Four Stages for Learning Any New Skill”, was apparently developed at Gordon Training International by Noel Burch in the 1970s. (Wikipedia) It’s a great theory for business owners to understand because […]
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The Amazing Power Of An Advisory Board
Why many heads are better than one! Karl Duncker’s radiation question. “What’s Karl Duncker and radiation got to do with business advisory boards?” you ask. Whilst researching for a public presentation recently I came across the story about Karl Duncker and I realised it explained exactly why advisory boards are such a powerful tools for […]
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Who IS Your Target Market?
When you are very clear on your target market and their wants, needs and desires, you can give them what they want and then you will get what you want! Often my first question when I meet a business owner for the first time is “So, who is your target market?” Their answer tells me […]
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