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change
Change can be a business enabler. But?
Change can be a great business enabler… But. It can also have some severe consequences. As we learned back in 2015 when we closed our retail stores & moved into a business unit. We had to do it, to save our business. Walk in trade was decreasing due to the convenience of town centre supermarkets
secret
What’s the secret of successful leaders?
It’s business book review time… ‘The Secret’ written by Ken Blanchard & Mark Miller is about what great leaders know & do. In typical Ken Blanchard style it’s written as an enjoyable fable, complete with characters that we can all relate too. Debbie Brewster has recently been given her first leadership role and it wasn’t
Theo Paphitis
Theo Paphitis embraces home working…
Seeing loads of organisations migrate to home working has been amazing… Even chairman of Ryman & former BBC Dragons Den dragon Theo Paphitis said last night on Question Time: “We’ve had 100’s working from home, and it’s never going to be the same again.” “Having the flexibility to work at home or in the office,
Pivot Change is Coming
Pivot. Change is coming…
Back when we encountered 3 major events which changed our market… Internet shopping The financial crisis Super super-markets selling everything 24/7 We changed, to become convenient again. And started a free delivery service to homes, businesses, schools & other organisations. But this still wasn’t enough to counteract all 3 events & stop profits declining. We
donut deliveries
Is more deliveries the new normal?
What did we do when super super-markets & internet shopping first appeared? Well. We lost 50% of our walk-in trade because of convenience, not price. So, we started delivering. Not just deliveries to home users, also to business, schools, and any other organisations. And I liken that time to the current situation… Due to the
10X change strategic inflection point
Is your industry ready for a 10X change?
Former head of Intel Corporation (Andy Grove) spoke in the past about strategic inflection points… Which are major events (outside of your control) causing a 10X change to your industry. We’ve had 3 strategic inflection points in the 17 years we’ve been in business. The first 2 were internet shopping and the financial crisis. But
office phone system
Virtual office phone system. Just £9.99 a month!
Office phone technology is moving so fast… These days you don’t even need traditional telephone handsets to create an office phone system. You can run everything from a mobile, our App (licence required) turns your mobile into the office phone whenever & wherever you need it. Giving full access to the normal features you’d expect,
5 seconds can change your life
How 5 seconds can change your life…
Yes. It’s business book review time… Mel Robbins went through a bad moment in her life, both professionally and personally. To the point where she couldn’t get out of bed on time, which resulted in her children being late for school on numerous occasions. Until one evening, just by chance she discovered the 5 second
wall mounted hand sanitiser station
Wall mounted hand sanitiser station
Experts say regular washing & sanitising hands is 1 of the best ways to keep germ free… A strategically placed wall mounted hand sanitiser station is a great solution to achieve this, for both team & customers. We’ve put together an affordable solution, which looks stylish and discrete. With the added advantage of coming complete
hand washing sanitising
Hand washing & sanitising helps…
Whilst getting back to the #workplace, the experts say… Regular washing & sanitising hands is 1 of the best ways to keep your team & customers safe. Pocket sized sanitiser for when on the move, bigger pump dispenser bottles for the office & store, and antibacterial soap for the bathroom & kitchen. We’ve sourced some great
success through happiness emma seppala
How happiness can accelerate success
Good day. Have you time for a business book review? Emma Seppala is an author, speaker, research scientist & science director at Harvard University. Emma also consults with top business leaders on building positive organisations. At companies like Google, Apple & Facebook etc. Through her extensive research Emma found many outwardly successful people drive themselves
Happiness dog
What’s your happiness level?
In the 80’s psychologists started to study happiness and organised a simple survey. They gave a large group of people (all walks of life) pagers (it was the 80’s) and when the pager buzzed, each person had to stop, and write down the answer to these 2 questions: On a scale of 1 – 10,
paper towels
Paper towels (not garlic bread) is the future…
Disposable gloves seem to be the No 1 sought after item… To be honest, we’ve taken a conscious decision to steer away from supplying them at this time. Not because we don’t want to help people. Because they’re being sold for a ridiculous amount of money, averaging around £15 – £20 for 100. Although some
home working something has to change
Home working – something needs to change
With home working here to stay… What can we do to help? Our recent article, detailed the models, organisations are likely to adopt: Distributers – those who migrate to completely home working Hybrids – who’ll have small office teams with others home working Flexibles – who want the flexibility to work from both home &
printer technology
At least our tree economy is growing…
It’s ground hog day again… No. I don’t mean the current restrictions! Our customers have only gone & planted another 30 trees. WOW. Yes. That’s right! In April they planted 39 trees, with another 48 the month before, and in May they’ve followed it up with a fantastical 30 trees. Even if the economy isn’t,
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