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30/10/2026

What does working with a business coach actually involve?

It's not somebody arriving with a ready-made formula for how you should run your business.

Good business coaching is about:

💡 Challenging the way you currently think

❓ Asking better questions

🎯 Getting clear on priorities

💬 Having honest conversations

📈 Turning ideas into practical actions

Ultimately, it's still your business and your decisions. It’s just sometimes having the right person alongside you can help you see things more clearly.

Want to find out whether it could help your business? Let's chat.

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28/10/2026

If I were sitting down with the owner of a growing construction business, the size of the order book wouldn't be the first number I'd want to see.

I'd want to understand what sits underneath it. Which projects are genuinely delivering the margin expected at tender stage? Where is cash tied up? Which clients create disproportionate commercial problems, and does the management team have the capacity to deliver everything that's been won?

A significant new contract can look like growth while simultaneously increasing working capital requirements, management pressure, supply chain exposure and commercial risk.

That's why I'd challenge any leadership team that tells me, “We've got a fantastic order book.” Fantastic by what measure? Revenue, margin, risk, cash profile, client quality or delivery capacity?

Winning more work and building a better business aren't necessarily the same thing. For an ambitious construction company, the objective shouldn't simply be getting bigger. It should be building a commercially disciplined business where growth creates genuine value.

If the order book looks healthy but margin, cash or management capacity are telling a different story, reach out. An external perspective could help uncover what that growth is really delivering.

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26/10/2026

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22/10/2026

Not every opportunity is the right one.

Before saying yes to a new client, project or partnership, take a moment to consider:

〰️Does it fit your goals?
〰️Do you have the capacity?
〰️Will it be profitable?
〰️Is it right for your business?

Growth isn't about saying yes to everything. Sometimes a well-considered no gives you more space for the right opportunities.

Need some clarity on your next move? Let's chat.

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21/10/2026

Your business has grown. But has your role grown with it?

The job you had when you started the business probably isn't the job you need to be doing today.

As a business develops, the owner's role needs to change too.

That can mean stepping away from certain tasks, trusting other people with more responsibility and spending more time on leadership and direction.

Holding onto everything you did at the beginning can eventually hold the business back.

Every so often, it's worth asking: "What does the business need from me now?"

The answer might be very different from what it needed five years ago.

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19/10/2026

Every successful construction business should be thinking beyond the next project.

What does your business look like in five years?

Could it grow without you being involved in every decision? Is it prepared for succession, expansion or even a future sale?

Planning ahead isn't about expecting change tomorrow, it's about making sure your business is ready whenever the time comes.

If you'd like to build with the future in mind, we'd love to chat.

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17/10/2026

So pleased for Stockport Advocacy. Well deserved. 👏👏👏

15/10/2026

When did you last properly review your pricing?

Costs change, salaries increase, suppliers put their prices up. The amount of time it takes to deliver your service can change too.

Yet it's surprisingly easy for your own prices to stay exactly where they are.

Being busy doesn't necessarily mean you're profitable.

Reviewing your pricing, costs and margins helps you understand whether the work you're winning is actually delivering the return your business needs.

Don't wait until cash feels tight to look at the numbers.

If you need some guidance with your business, reach out today: https://23-degrees.co.uk/contact-us/

13/10/2026

What's stealing small chunks of your day? ⏰

Five minutes checking an email, ten minutes looking for information.

Another fifteen dealing with something that could have been avoided.

Individually, they don't seem like much. Across a week, they soon add up.

Pay attention to the small interruptions and repeated tasks that regularly take you away from your priorities.

Could something be automated, simplified, delegated or dealt with differently?

You don't always need to find hours of extra time. Sometimes you just need to try and stop losing the minutes.

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12/10/2026