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5 November 2023 Newsletter “No, that is the great fallacy: the wisdom of old men. They do not grow wise. They grow careful.” — Ernest Hemingway Hope you’re Thriving! It’s been a full week with a pair of 2-day offsite meetings and a few other meetings. It’s now November, and around six weeks until the end of the work year here and the traditional break at Christmas. I encourage you to make the most of the next six weeks!   The Case For A Slowing Economy (and how to Read More...

5 Nov 23

The Case For A Slowing Economy (& how to deal with it) PLUS The Case For Flexible Strategic Planning & Quarterly Performance Reviews

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5 November 2023 Newsletter “No, that is the great fallacy: the wisdom of old men. They do not grow wise. They grow careful.” — Ernest Hemingway Hope you’re Thriving! It’s been a full week with a pair of 2-day offsite meetings and a few other meetings. It’s now November, and around six weeks until the end of the work year here and the traditional break at Christmas. I encourage you to make the most of the next six weeks!   The Case For A Slowing Economy (and how to Read More...

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20 August 2023 Newsletter “Winning has a Price. Leadership has a Price. Are you willing to pay that Price?” – Michael Jordan Hope you’re Thriving! I’ve enjoyed a great week as we’ve held our own team annual retreat. Yes, we eat our own dog food! Our team went a few hours from town and worked through strategy, priorities and different team exercises. It’s exciting to see how far we’ve come since I started writing this newsletter eight years ago, and looking forward to Read More...

20 August 23

How To Excel At Both Strategy and Execution, Middle Managers Are The Heart Of Companies & Distinguishing Constructive Criticism From Bad Advice

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20 August 2023 Newsletter “Winning has a Price. Leadership has a Price. Are you willing to pay that Price?” – Michael Jordan Hope you’re Thriving! I’ve enjoyed a great week as we’ve held our own team annual retreat. Yes, we eat our own dog food! Our team went a few hours from town and worked through strategy, priorities and different team exercises. It’s exciting to see how far we’ve come since I started writing this newsletter eight years ago, and looking forward to Read More...

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18 December 2022 Newsletter “The key to a leader’s impact is sincerity. Before he can inspire with emotion he must be swayed by it himself. Before he can move their tears his own must flow. To convince them he must himself first believe.” Winston Churchill Hope you’re Thriving! It’s been a busy week with several planning workshops and meetings to start closing out the year. And what a year it’s been! The two significant events for me were expanding the team Evolution Partners and Read More...

Evolution Partners Newsletter

Planning to Win in 2023, My Top Ten Books, The Power Of Working Together & Unreasonable Hospitality

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18 December 2022 Newsletter “The key to a leader’s impact is sincerity. Before he can inspire with emotion he must be swayed by it himself. Before he can move their tears his own must flow. To convince them he must himself first believe.” Winston Churchill Hope you’re Thriving! It’s been a busy week with several planning workshops and meetings to start closing out the year. And what a year it’s been! The two significant events for me were expanding the team Evolution Partners and Read More...

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This video is a summary of the book Scaling Up by Verne Harnish and should give you an understanding of the subjects and key concepts in the book. I’m going to talk about who the book is intended for, what problems it solves and how it solves them and how you can use the book to further your business.         [creativ_media type=”youtube” url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naYurMoPjGA&”] What is Scaling Up?   Scaling Up is Mastering Read More...

What is Scaling Up?

What is Scaling Up?

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This video is a summary of the book Scaling Up by Verne Harnish and should give you an understanding of the subjects and key concepts in the book. I’m going to talk about who the book is intended for, what problems it solves and how it solves them and how you can use the book to further your business.         [creativ_media type=”youtube” url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naYurMoPjGA&”] What is Scaling Up?   Scaling Up is Mastering Read More...

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One of the most important factors in scaling up a business from a small business to a faster growing medium sized business is transitioning from the founder or entrepreneur holding all the accountability, to having a leadership team which meets quarterly and performs strategic thinking and execution planning. But how do you build a leadership team? How do you make the transition to having a senior management team who you can trust and will help you to scale the business? In this vlog I look Read More...

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How to create a leadership team

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One of the most important factors in scaling up a business from a small business to a faster growing medium sized business is transitioning from the founder or entrepreneur holding all the accountability, to having a leadership team which meets quarterly and performs strategic thinking and execution planning. But how do you build a leadership team? How do you make the transition to having a senior management team who you can trust and will help you to scale the business? In this vlog I look Read More...

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I have the good fortune to see a lot of business plans, and more often than not they are in the One Page Strategic Plan format. Some of these plans are in a draft format, where someone has attended a Gazelles workshop or read Scaling Up, and some are mature versions where the team have worked over many years to hone and refine the businesses strategy and plan. Over time, patterns develop and one is able to see at a glance the difference between a strategy that is sound and a good degree of Read More...

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The 1 easy way businesses fail to develop a winning strategy

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I have the good fortune to see a lot of business plans, and more often than not they are in the One Page Strategic Plan format. Some of these plans are in a draft format, where someone has attended a Gazelles workshop or read Scaling Up, and some are mature versions where the team have worked over many years to hone and refine the businesses strategy and plan. Over time, patterns develop and one is able to see at a glance the difference between a strategy that is sound and a good degree of Read More...

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If you have read the book Scaling Up or Mastering the Rockefeller Habits by Verne Harnish, then it is likely you are considering a Gazelles certified coach. One of the things that Scaling Up teaches is that in a growing business, it is important to have an external catalyst. A person who stimulates the management team and gets them to think differently. In this short video, Gazelles International President Keith Cupp shares his ‘4+1 Rule of Thumb’ philosophy that business owners Read More...

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Gazelles business coaching

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If you have read the book Scaling Up or Mastering the Rockefeller Habits by Verne Harnish, then it is likely you are considering a Gazelles certified coach. One of the things that Scaling Up teaches is that in a growing business, it is important to have an external catalyst. A person who stimulates the management team and gets them to think differently. In this short video, Gazelles International President Keith Cupp shares his ‘4+1 Rule of Thumb’ philosophy that business owners Read More...

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One of the most important things a management team needs to do is take time offsite to undertake strategic planning and execution thinking. In Stephen Coveys Time Management Matrix, this is quadrant 2, the work we do which is both important and not urgent. The results that stem from quadrant 2 activities include vision, perspective, balance, discipline and control. Within the Gazelles framework we recommend a meeting rhythm consisting of daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual planning. Read More...

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Who should facilitate the company’s planning session?

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One of the most important things a management team needs to do is take time offsite to undertake strategic planning and execution thinking. In Stephen Coveys Time Management Matrix, this is quadrant 2, the work we do which is both important and not urgent. The results that stem from quadrant 2 activities include vision, perspective, balance, discipline and control. Within the Gazelles framework we recommend a meeting rhythm consisting of daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual planning. Read More...

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