Podcast: Track Business Performance with KPI’s Increase profits by understanding the story behind your numbers. Too many business owners rely on “beer case metrics” to know how they are doing. Does this sound familiar? You work hard all week and on Friday you collect your customers’ cheques so you can run down to the bank […]
Continue readingIt’s time to stop pivoting and to start leading your business with purpose. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in the middle of March, it was like a hammer coming down on all of us. Suddenly, a lot of businesses became irrelevant to their customers and had to act in the moment. Just like a running […]
Continue readingWhen it comes to business coaching there are some very sexy business coaches out there. Now I am not talking about physical attractiveness for romantic purposes but those who capture our imagination and inspire us. They tell a great story and have high energy. They are inspirational, motivating and get you believing in yourself. This […]
Continue readingThere is a profitability epidemic lurking amongst manufacturing and trades businesses in Vancouver and the surrounding area. Although a large number of businesses are flourishing I have had the opportunity to meet with dozens of business owners of well established businesses who employ five to fifty people that struggle to break even. In many cases […]
Continue readingOne of the biggest frustrations many business owners have particularly in the Manufacturing, Trades & Technology Sectors are lost profits due to underselling their products and services. I had a conversation with a Contractor in Surrey last month. He felt that he had to discount his prices to ensure he got the job. I asked […]
Continue readingMany business owners anxiously await the release of their financial statements so they can see how they are doing. At best the financials are reviewed monthly but more often than not they are reviewed on an annual basis. Measure Business Performance So how do these owners measure business performance in the meantime? They use the […]
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