Three Tips for Express Success Quick ways to build success and momentum by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions When we come back from summer holidays, New Year celebrations or other breaks we return refreshed, reinvigorated and enthusiastic. Our desire and belief in what we can do is at an all-time high – so here […]
VIEW POSTFive Strategic Tips for a Profitable Future by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions A recently published book, Understanding Michael Porter: The essential guide to competition and strategy (Magretta, 2012), compiles and applies the work of management guru, Michael Porter. Full of useful insights, here are five pearls of wisdom that can, if applied, create […]
VIEW POSTThe 4 Building Blocks for High-Growth by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions High-growth can be risky, but you can mitigate the risk by having focus, discipline and consistency in approach. Yet even then, businesses can fail – even those who prior to embarking on a strategy of rapid-growth were operating successfully. So what can […]
VIEW POSTThe 12 Ways to Engage & Retain Staff – Part 3 by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions In the first blog in this series we looked at why employee engagement is so important and provided an overview of Gallup’s findings from its extensive research. This was summarised in the 12 ways to engage employees. […]
VIEW POSTThe 12 Ways to Engage & Retain Staff – Part 2 by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions In our previous blog, we looked at why employee engagement is so important and provided an overview of Gallup’s findings from its extensive research. This was summarised in the following 12 ways to engage employees. In this […]
VIEW POST“Do You Think You Can Tell?” – Part 2 of 2 by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions 9 tips on how to meet your goals and grow your capabilities In Part 1 of this article we identified why we are our own worst enemy when it comes to identifying how to improve ourselves. Here […]
VIEW POST“Do You Think You Can Tell?” – Part 1 of 2 by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions Can you tell how good your performance is or how you can improve? Read on to find out, you might be surprised… Those of you who are Pink Floyd fans will immediately recognise the lyrics from the […]
VIEW POSTThe Business Priority is Trust by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions What do high-performing organisations focus on as opposed from low-performing organisations, and what differentiates how they do it? Businesses are under pressure, there is no doubt about that – but what are businesses focusing on and why in these difficult times? A recent […]
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