Category Archives: Business Growth

Speed of Recovery

There are many reasons teams are slow at recovering from challenges, and yet SPEED of RECOVERY is one of the most important factors for high-performance teams. At no point, can we ever say it’ll be smooth sailing and clear skies? Every business has its challenges, as every team does, and so it’s not about wishing…

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Decisive Action key for Tourism Business Leaders

This morning this very phrase was top of mind and used frequently when brainstorming with a client. “If not now, when?” It can be a powerful motivator when it comes to decision-making and taking action. In the face of business difficulties and issues that are impacting the tourism industry, it can be tempting to wait…

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Got Your Tourism Business Blueprint Ready for 2023?

When we work with tourism business leaders, we break the blueprint down into 4 chunks. Immediate, short, medium, and long-term goals. We know many people have a love/hate relationship with goal setting, because they often either become unrealistic numbers on a page or unachievable objectives without quality staff to make it all happen. We also…

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Aligning the Individual & Business Growth Journey

We are humans, not robots. Effective thinking is critical for business leadership. For leading self, others and the business. Our businesses have evolved and adapted over the last 3 years, in many different ways, shapes and forms. Especially in tourism, and depending on location, size and so many variables. What we may find ourselves needing…

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3 Ways to Regain Momentum

Jane and her team were a little stuck in their business. They were stuck being very operational. Caught up in the day to day. Their pace was hectic, they were going fast and actually great at doing. However, they weren’t actually loving who they were being, and couldn’t focus on what they needed to do…

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Getting to Goal

What does it take to get to goal? What does it mean for you to get to goal? In Weight Watchers’ world – it’s about hitting the number that you’d stated you wanted to get to at the beginning of the program. When I started, I put a number into the app, wrote some reasons…

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Training Up Other Leaders in the Business

It’s all well and good to be a solid leader oneself and possibly have years of experience under the belt, however, it’s a different ball game when it comes to training others in the business up to be able to take over elements, some or much of your role. Perhaps you’re stepping back, perhaps you…

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Delivering the Ultimate in Guest Experience

What does it take to have happy customers? What keeps guests coming back time and time again or telling their friends and family? These two indicators are great measures of success in tourism to know when a product or experience has nailed it. That the delivery of the guest experience is so good, that guests…

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Managing the Whelm

How good are you at doing the ‘Whelm’? My client Sally has been great at it lately. It’s the feeling when it’s all too much, when the to-do list has gotten so big, it’s beyond unmanageable. We call it the Whelm. It starts to take over everything and impacts sleep, focus, energy and productivity. Think…

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Focus is a Super Power

Do you have this superpower at your fingertips? Ever have days when you wish you could shut the door, turn off all the surrounding noise, people, and commitments, and REALLY focus? I can. It’s one of my superpowers. One I use a LOT. Here’s why. I get stuff done when I’m super focused. It’s faster…

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When Personalities Collide

So many business leaders say to me ‘Our team is so different. We have such different personalities!” Yes, we’re all very different, however, there are certainly also similarities. And whilst it is never about a cookie cutter one-size fits all, once you get a feel for the similarities and differences, it actually makes life much…

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Raising Our Standards

Raising Our Standards

In the words of Tony Robbins “The ONLY THING that will… ❤️ change our lives 💼 change our businesses 💵 change our money/wealth 🫂 change our relationships Is raising our standards. 💯 The only thing that changes our life long-term is when we raise ⬆️ our standards. So what does that mean? 👇 We all…

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3 Ways to Re-gain Momentum

  Jane and her team were a little stuck in their business. They were stuck being very operational. Caught up in the day-to-day. Their pace was hectic, they were going fast and they were actually great at doing it. However, they weren’t actually loving who they were being and weren’t able to focus on what…

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Workshopping the 3P’s

How often do you get the team together? Are the meetings always operational or do you get a chance to be strategic? Do you focus on the product (or service), process, or spend time talking to people. I love using the 3 P’s technique. Product, Process, and People Often many businesses get caught up or…

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Specific Steps to Success

With the end of June around the corner, it’s the ideal time for checking in and asking “Are we set for success for 22/23?”. Whilst things had been very challenging through and with Covid, Matty and her team had been able to get things back on track and refocused particular across the last 8 months.…

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Adjusting Perspective

How well are you able to adjust your perspective? Are you able to put yourself into the other person’s shoes and see things through their eyes? Do you shift your viewpoint depending on what others say or can you flex your perspective on any given day? Or do you sit firmly entrenched with your own…

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Two Great Fundamentals in Business

There are two absolutely fundamental requirements that I LOVE and ADORE in business. Both the Customer Journey and the Employee Experience. Both go hand in hand for ensuring engagement, retention, productivity and satisfaction. They’re also terrific for at the very least identifying the gaps and opportunities, which may still be a work-in-progress (possibly constantly) or…

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Ready to Present

Ready to Present

Getting ready this week for a Customer Service training for a team in-house. Thought you might like a few ideas for getting ready to present whether it’s a 1-1 meeting, team meeting, workshop, board meeting etc. Do you ever find yourself stressed out and anxious about having to present? Or perhaps a little under the…

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Getting to Goal

What does it take to get to goal? What does it mean for you to get to goal? In Weightwatcher’s world – it’s about hitting the number that you’d stated you wanted to get to at the beginning of the program. Back in Sept. I put a number into the app, wrote some reasons why…

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Reflecting on the Quarter

It’s hard to believe that we’re about to finish Quarter 1 for 2022. How fast has that flown! Well it was fast here. Between juggling school holidays, weeks of rain and then Covid, feels like we’ve barely got the year started, then an office neighbour and I were laughing this morning about Ground Hog Day…

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