Flair Business Growth Consultancy

06/08/2021

We all know a business must be profitable and that it should eventually make its owners financially secure for life but it should also be built for safety.

Had a conversation with a client on this earlier today and he was just not aware of it. Is your business safe?

29/07/2021

Today I'll be interviewing Caisha Sheikh on the importance of Personal Brands and how you can shape yours in the social media age. Important you make a good impression with people you don't know yet? Then join us today at 12:30pm:

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29/03/2021

Thought for the week: the American retailer JC Penney once said "the most seminal moment in my business career was when I realised I couldn't do it all myself". In other words, the day he discovered how to properly delegate. Those who can't delegate can't scale.

22/03/2021

Thought for the week: strategy is nothing without planning and planning is nothing without ex*****on but if you only do one of them make it ex*****on because that's where the money comes from.

15/03/2021

Thought for the week: There are two ways to grow your business. The hard way is the chase deals the easy way is build relationships with high value clients and let the deals come to you.

I know which I prefer.

08/03/2021

I just interviewed the magnificent beast that is Chris Stringer for our "Got the Tee Shirt" interview series. This will be published on our Recruitment Pioneers site this month. The lessons he's learned and sense he talks is amazing. Not one to miss!

08/03/2021

Thought for the week: great leaders have an uncanny talent to transform a series of "me's" in a single "us". It's easy to write but much harder to do and keep doing especially with talented teams.

This is definitely one of the many management superpowers.

What are the others?

01/03/2021

Thought for the week: "Business people who ignore research are as dangerous as generals who ignore decodes of enemy signals." David Ogilvy.

You can't successfully sell to people unless you know: -

> Who you’re selling to
> How that person thinks
> What that person needs

26/02/2021

For those of you who occasionally watch the Mike Ames Show at 12:30 on a Thursday and would like to browse some past shows here's our YouTube channel:

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22/02/2021

Thought for the week: Often people use tech because they can and not because they should. This can be wasteful, costly and massively distracting.

I learned this at university in the Sevs and it's still as true today as it was all those years ago.