management – Page 2 – James Talbot : Business Coach

Lessons from Leicester

17 May 20164 January 2018 JTLeave a commentBiz, StrategyBehaviour, Board, management, Motivation, Performance, skills

Business tips from football

Midsized and Stuck?

14 March 201629 May 2020 JTLeave a commentBiz, StrategyBusiness, Directors, management, NED, Performance

Many companies grow and then get stuck. They are successful, they have got good management and their markets are growing. But the growth is just not happening. Robert Sher in his very good book Mighty Midsized Companies suggests seven symptoms Read More

Inc Fastest Growing Companies CEO Survey

28 August 20154 January 2018 JTLeave a commentBizEntrepreneur, lists, management, Motivation, Performance

Every year Inc. lists the 5,000 fastest growing private companies in America. They also survey the CEOs from the top 500 and there were some interesting findings. The top company grew an impressive 101,000% ending at some $118 million of Read More

Five common mistakes for first time Non-Executive Directors

25 August 201531 March 2023 JTLeave a commentBiz, StrategyBehaviour, Board, management, NED, Reputation, skills

Serving on a board, whether a commercial or charitable organisation, can be one of the most rewarding activities a person can undertake. However, there are pitfalls. Here are five common mistakes that many people make when joining a Board of Read More

Constructive Meetings

13 August 2015 JTLeave a commentBiz, CareerBehaviour, management, Model, Motivation, Performance, skills

This useful little model takes us somewhere useful, particularly in meetings, rather than get bogged down with the same old problems of blame, failure and limiting assumptions.

Building A Culture

11 August 20154 January 2018 JTLeave a commentBizCulture, management, Model, Motivation, Reputation

Last month I had the privilege to learn about the culture of Chick-fil-A, the American chicken fast food chain, and how it has built into a $6 billion company in 1900 locations. We heard from senior management, supply chain experts and Read More

What is your Strategy?

11 June 20154 January 2018 JTLeave a commentStrategyJT Thought, management, NED, skills

SMEs more often than not will only put together a strategy document when the bank asks for a business plan. Big companies are more likely to have a process for the top team but it seldom trickles down effectively to Read More

Oldest & Youngest US CEOs

9 June 2015 JTLeave a commentBizCEO, management, Reputation

Who’s the oldest and youngest CEO in the S&P 500? A little trivia for a Tuesday morning. Well, here is the answer from an article in Here is the City News Two oldest S&P 500 CEOs 84 Warren Buffett – Read More

Act, don’t plan

2 April 20124 January 2018 JTLeave a commentBiz, CareerBehaviour, HBR, management

This is the message in March’s HBR in unpredictable environments and is the conclusion that they take from research from the University of Virginia’s Darden Business School of 27 entrepreneurs. The articel is called ‘New Project? Don’t Analyze – Act’ Read More

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