by Catherine Searle | Jan 13, 2021 | business coaching, Business Strategy, Leadership, start-ups, transformation
Video: Setting your vision Work backwards, breakdown all of the moving parts (customers, suppliers, products, people etc.) and potential roadblocks to define a clear, action based roadmap. Some people will find this second nature, whilst others may feel daunted....
by Catherine Searle | Mar 7, 2020 | business coaching, Business Strategy, coaching, Emotional Intelligence, Leadership, start-ups, transformation
Howard Love, the serial entrepreneur who has written books of the same name, introduced the concept of the J-Curve (reference: The Start-Up J Curve: The Six Steps to Entrepreneurial Success). The journey of the start-up from inception through to the moment of...
by Catherine Searle | Feb 27, 2020 | business coaching, Business Strategy, coaching, Customer Experience, Leadership, transformation
“Build it and they will come” maybe true in the Ark building industry, however just building a product or service does not automatically equate to customers. Here are some tips for positioning your business that should be applied to any go to market strategy. What...
by Catherine Searle | Feb 23, 2020 | Brexit, Business Strategy, Leadership, Project Management, transformation
Unless you have been cryogenically frozen and have only recently been successfully thawed you will know that the UK has now completed Brexit and as of 31st January 2020 is no longer officially part of the European Union, the question to answer is now “Is your...
by Catherine Searle | Nov 7, 2019 | Business Strategy, CIO, coaching, Emotional Intelligence, transformation
Some call it a fad, others call it the future way of work. Emotional Intelligence is one of those labels in the office where used inappropriately causes offence. “Obviously you have a low EQ!”. Is this a fair label to award someone or does this verge on...
by Catherine Searle | Mar 23, 2018 | CIO, Customer Experience, Digital, governance, portfolio, Project Management, transformation
“A game of two halves” Is normally an analogy synonymous with football. Manager’s are seen as the master tacticians, responsible for the team’s blueprint for success. How will they engineer a cup run or win the league? They recruit what they...
