Make worthwhile and lasting change in your business that inspires people, delivers results and improves systems.
There are many leadership books, podcasts and training that tell you about leadership. However, leadership is quite individual.
You move from people worker to a manager and then fall into the leadership role. It’s the role models that you have watched and your ideal around leadership that helps develop who you are.
I know I am getting older, every day, every year but am I getting old.
This Christmas break has me thinking, am I old?
It’s all relative. I expect as when I was 10, and someone was 44 I would have said yes, however 44
probably isn’t old.
It make sense that people are critical to a businesss. Without the people, You couldn’t operate.
Your people interact with your customers, without them you would not have customers or people to service and help them. I think we can agree people are important.
It’s early January 2023, and while getting over COVID I am thinking
about the year ahead and scroll through Linkedin looking for inspiration…
but found a lot of stuff that didn’t inspire me. It got me to thinking about what inspires me.
Ok I never cracked this one in Corporate life, too many meetings, back to backs and never get time to return phone calls or do your emails in work hours so nights, early mornings and week-ends became the norm.
It’s been an area of conversation at the moment. Many of my friends don’t like their jobs, however they are not leaving
They don’t want to change, risk in changing jobs and what would they do – unsure what would make them happy.
Biotechnology involves applying science and technology to living organisms, and parts, products and models, to alter living or non-living materials to produce knowledge and biotechnology products and services. The industry includes biotechnology research and development, licensing, product manufacturing and product wholesaling. Companies that focus on medical devices are not included in the industry.
Time management has become more complex today and we must adapt to the changing environment.
Hybrid working – we need some help right?
• Video calls for 89 hours a day!
• Spend min 30 mins on each video call, that could have been a quick 5-10 min conversation.
Having a good people strategy is key, how hard can it be?
In all companies, people are the assets of the business. Without employees the company doesn’t run – things actually stop. You can definitely give me examples where I am wrong, however as a general rule it’s true. So we agree people are important – right.
It’s easy right …
Change is inevitable. If you stay still, change will occur around you.
You know deep down you have to change, you plan the change however execution fails. More than 80% of projects fail to make the proposed change.
Why companies fail at executing change?
And what you can do about it….
Yes, it’s harsh but the data doesn’t lie. More than 80% of projects don’t deliver. That’s a terrible statistic.
Think about how many money businesses spend on projects & the projects don’t deliver….hmmm if only something could be done.
I’m an accountant, so I am not supposed to love marketing, am I?
When I started in industry, marketing budget were cut, how can you justify the ROI on that spend. So much time was spent understanding the return on money spent, some easier than others to explain.
However, when cash needed to be saved it was the easiest spot. It didn’t impact the bottom line, that you can really measure easy compared with other costs.
Over the last 10 years I have worked with Private Equity, in a CFO role, interim CFO role & through Private Equity firms as a consultant.
I love working with private equity, I’ll give you 5 reasons why.
The people that shaped me & what they taught me
When you look back, there are people that have made a big difference in your life. Maybe you see it more when you look back, rather than when you are in the thick of it. People come in and out of our lives and sometimes we don’t go back to say thank you to the people that have shaped us.
The A team, how it operated & why it worked?
You know, the team that works well together, delivers outcomes and is a high functioning team – known by Jo as the “A team”. If you have ever been led or been part of the A team, you know what I am talking about.
Getting the integration right is critical to ensure that the business has a ground footing to accelerate the integration benefits of the merged business.
Alignment at the Executive level will be a critical step in ensuring that the integration is clear.
A large part of the integration is about people and communication. That is, taking people on the journey so they understand what the plan is, why we are driving each activity and how they can be involved.
Sound investment: Industry operators have benefited from a record-low interest rate environment.
Concerns regarding inflation have prompted the RBA to increased the cash rate target three times over the four months through August 2022 to limit spending and tame inflation. Rising interest rates are likely to increase the cost of borrowing and subdue business confidence, while simultaneously taming inflation.
❝ Change is hard at first, messy in the middle, and gorgeous at the end❞
- Robin Sharma -
Love this quote on change. It’s a good reminder that change is hard. That is why people are good at change
The RBA has increased the cash rate target three times over the four months through August 2022 to limit spending and tame inflation. Rising interest rates are likely to increase the cost of borrowing and subdue business confidence, while simultaneously taming inflation.
Have you got head in sand?
No seriously, have you?
Whether you like it or not, the world has changed. Priorities have changed, life has changed, the way we work has changed and we are never going back to ‘normal’. There is no going back, we need to create the new.
