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You need to take an extended vacation. No, seriously, you do.
COVID has taken a toll on all of us. If you have not taken an extended vacation in a while where you disconnect, you need to now. You and your business will benefit.
Becoming Famous in Your Niche: The Success Story of Linn Products Limited
In a previous discussion, I highlighted the importance of being famous for something. Being well-known in your niche can help you: Concentrate on your strengths Connect with your target audience Communicate your offerings more effectively Receive referrals Identify...
Understanding and Optimizing Your Cash Conversion Cycle
Understanding and optimizing the Cash Conversion Cycle is crucial for business growth, as it impacts cash flow and the ability to access external capital. This cycle consists of four components: Sales, Make/Production & Inventory, Delivery, and Billing and Payments. To improve the Cash Conversion Cycle, companies can eliminate mistakes, shorten cycle times, and revamp their business models.
Discovering Your Niche: Why You Need to Be Famous for Something
As an entrepreneur, it’s crucial to specialize in a specific area and become famous for something, allowing you to generate referrals and build your brand. Understanding the “job” you’re hired for helps you stand out in the marketplace and communicate your value proposition effectively. By providing value to your clients, you can adopt a value-based pricing approach, ensuring your business remains competitive and maintains a strong market presence.
Rethinking Your Pricing Model: Maximizing Margins and Providing Value
Rethink your pricing model by focusing on the value you provide and your customers’ Best Alternative To a Negotiated Agreement (BATNA). This approach can help you maximize margins while delivering better value to your clients. Assess your offerings and brainstorm with your team to identify pricing adjustment opportunities or eliminate commodity products or services.
Do you know your Profit per X to drive dramatic growth?
I recently facilitated a workshop with several CEOs where we worked on the dramatic business growth model components. One of the questions that I had asked them beforehand was, "What is Your Profit/X?" The results showed that there this concept is not clear to many....
The War for Talent: 5 Ways to Attract the Best Employees
In today’s War for Talent, attracting the best employees requires a focus on value creation, core customer, brand promise, and value delivery. Clearly articulate your company’s mission, identify your “core employee” based on shared values, and offer more than just a salary to stand out as an employer. Utilize employee satisfaction metrics and showcase your company’s commitment to its workforce on your website to make a strong impression on potential candidates.
Are you killing your firm’s WFH productivity?
Productivity remained during WFH with COVID. However, further analysis found that hourly productivity fell and was compensated for by employees working more hours. What was the culprit – Meetings. Want to increase productivity, have fewer meetings.
EOS is just that, an Operating System
The EOS Model® provides a useful foundation for businesses, but it falls short in addressing key aspects of creating an growth. By incorporating additional elements from the Gravitas 7 Attributes of Agile Growth® model, businesses can create a more comprehensive system that promotes growth while maintaining smooth operations. Focusing on Leadership, Strategy, Execution, Customer, Profit, Systems, and Talent, the 7 Attributes of Agile Growth® offer a more encompassing approach to achieving success.
What has COVID done to Company Culture?
COVID has affected everyone. However, companies need to examine if they have lived their core values during COVID, how they are reinforcing them in a WFH environment, and especially with the onboarding of new hires.
Profit ≠ Cash Flow
Knowing how much cash you generate is essential for planning for growth. Too many companies don’t know and when they grow they find they are continually running out of cash. Understand your cash flow generation and how to improve it through improvements in your Cash Conversion Cycle and using the Power of One.
What Are Your Critical and Counter Critical Numbers?
The key to achieving long term goals is to define short term goals that lead you there. Focusing those short term goals around a key metric is essential. However, ensure that the metric will not lead other areas astray by having an appropriate counter critical metric act as a counter balance.
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