How to maintain business passion
Developing a new idea is a lot similar to building any relationship. The three stages of love can give you some direction.
Mar 12, 2015•4 min
Recharge on Air with Alan Hargreaves
Take 5 minutes with Alan Hargreaves to step outside your business model, your career or your startup idea and check that you've got all bases covered. Are you optimising what you've got? Growth, in both business and life, is about momentum. This podcast will help you maintain it.
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Episodes
Inquisition versus Acquisition
Why it makes sense to examine buying another business even if you don't want to.
Mar 05, 2015•4 min
Getting out at the top
Optimising your exit value is a matter of eternal vigilance.
Feb 26, 2015•4 min
Instagram: The Entrepreneurial Dream
The Instagram deal shows that the business landscape is changing, but some things remain the same.
Feb 19, 2015•5 min
Smart people are useful; so are dumb ones
The case for more diversity in management is well-researched. Teams that encourage minority opinions regularly make better decisions than those with a narrow view. It's not just about race and gender. Mixing smart people with dumb people also helps.
Feb 12, 2015•5 min
Why middle management isn't dead
Rapid change requires new skills. Rather than becoming extinct, the jobs of middle managers are being up-skilled and redefined. Middle management is often where great leaders are born.
Feb 05, 2015•4 min
So you want to be an excellent manager
It's natural to question your ability to lead. Here's five simple things that are essential to great management.
Jan 29, 2015•4 min
The Leadership Thing
Has the leadership thing lost its way? This week Alan touches on all that talk about engagement and empowerment.
Jan 22, 2015•5 min
Why branding matters
The essence of branding is consistency. People buy your product or use your service if they know you deliver what they want. A dependable brand is what builds business value.
Jan 15, 2015•5 min
Management theories: yours or theirs
Management theories make good reading. They can be inspirational and enlightening but we need to remember that no one size fits all. Base your strategy on the strengths that make you are your business unique.
Jan 08, 2015•4 min
Failure: Do it cheaply and less often
It is easy for a great idea to get traction but that doesn't mean you should ignore the negatives. Your idea will be far more robust if you ask people why it mightn't work.
Dec 18, 2014•4 min
Buzz words: wake-up calls for our natural instincts
Management fads are not always new ideas. Many fashionable buzz-words simply remind us to get back to the basic principles of running your business or your life.
Dec 11, 2014•4 min
Using diversity to make better decisions
The real driver behind the diversity debate is not social justice for women or minorities; it’s the need for better decision-making.
Dec 04, 2014•5 min
Are strong opinions any use?
There's a difference between 'strong' opinions and 'sound' opinions. How can we curb the destructive effects of the former and boost our exposure to the latter?
Nov 24, 2014•5 min
Treating colleagues like customers
Customer service is a great mantra for many businesses. To complete the circle we need to think about how we can serve our colleagues as well.
Nov 12, 2014•4 min
Are you growing or ageing?
This week Alan talks about strategy and the business life cycle.
Oct 30, 2014•5 min
How to be more competitive
Doing better what you already do well.
Oct 23, 2014•4 min
An eco-checkup for your business
Stakeholders in any business range from suppliers to the community. They are like spokes in a wheel. When they are out of balance, the business will wobble.
Oct 16, 2014•4 min
Getting your price right
Price is the most powerful profit lever.
Oct 09, 2014•4 min
Handling negative situations
How hard is it to keep that sunny outlook going when you are surrounded by negative people? This week Alan talks about how to handle negative situations.
Oct 02, 2014•4 min
The CASA Principle
There are four simple steps that will turbocharge any innovation project. CASA stands for collaborate, adapt, simplify, act. It's a simple way to generate successful change.
Sep 25, 2014•5 min
Why we are not all online billionaires
This week, Alan talks about starting up in the global marketplace.
Sep 18, 2014•5 min
The sustainable opportunity
This week, Alan talks about sustainability and business.
Sep 11, 2014•5 min
Cash Flow 101
Working capital and cash flow management can sound challenging. Listen to a simple way to think to think of a complicated topic.
Sep 04, 2014•4 min
Managing Appraisals
Performance appraisals can have mixed results. Too often they focus on what’s going wrong rather than what’s going right. For real results, start a proper dialogue around people’s strengths. Look at what they do well. How can they apply those skills to lift their performance in other areas?
Aug 28, 2014•4 min
Start your own think tank
Use brainstorming sessions to keep your business at the leading edge.
Aug 21, 2014•5 min
Retail therapy for management
Growth by acquisition has a patchy history. Before you decide to buy some growth, examine your own business as an acquisition target. What do you need to do to make it irresistible.
Aug 14, 2014•5 min
Why simple is better
We often try to make things better by adding detail but there are good reasons why making it more complicated doesn't help. Simplicity will often generate the superior result.
Aug 11, 2014•5 min
Recycle the cycle
Everything is constantly cycling: the economy, your industry, products and people. Alan looks at ways of using what you already have to keep up.
Aug 08, 2014•5 min
Organise the best day of your life
Want clarity, focus and productivity. Here's a simple process to get you organised and in control.
Jul 31, 2014•5 min
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