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Latest news and industry updates from the business coach team at Tenfold

LinkedIn: taking marketing from B2B to H2H (human to human)
LinkedIn. It’s the ‘middle child’ of the social media family – it doesn’t feel like it gets a lot of ...
Ultimate business marketing essentials: 7 high performing tools for marketing your business
It can be tempting as a business owner to pop marketing on your ‘to do’ list and just never get ...
Mind the gap: how business owners can bridge the divide between learning and doing
Do you have a qualification related to running your business? While plenty of business owners have certifications, qualifications and/or ...
Negotiation: the non-negotiable business skill
For many of us, the word ‘negotiation’ conjures up images of mobsters in pin-striped suits, smoking cigars and shaking hands ...
Employee vs contractor: are you 100% certain you know the difference?
On paper, the line between employee and contractor seems very clear. An employee works for your business as a part ...
Three blenders: how the ‘decoy effect’ increases sales
Last week my blender broke. Since protein smoothies have become a big thing in my house, it’s become an appliance ...
What the 3% increase to minimum wage means for Australian business owners
Workers and business owners alike held their breath during the last week of May as they waited for news on ...
7 signs that your employee might be planning to quit (and how to win them back)
Our last two blogs have covered how to end the employment relationship when it’s a definite case of ‘it’s not ...
Straighten up and fire right: A step-by-step of employee dismissal in your small business
Do you have a clear roadmap to follow for termination of employment in your business? Look, staff dismissal is not ...
Celebrating success at the 2019 Business Excellence Forum & Awards
The Tenfold team recently attended the 2019 Business Excellence Forum and Awards (BEFA) in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and ...
8 sanity checks to get you ‘off the fence’ about employee dismissal
There’s one task that fills small business owners and managers with dread more than any other: firing staff. It’s the ...
The Tenfold Business Coaching guide to tackling tough decisions
The average person makes around 35,000 conscious decisions daily. Get up or hit the snooze button? Exercise or get in ...
Prepare your business for sale to maximise the value
We’ve worked with a number of business owners who came to us seeking guidance on navigating the sale of ...
What’s your ‘secret sauce’? Uncovering your business’ USP
What makes you so special? Why should customers choose your business over all the others out there doing the same ...
Are you a leader who cracks under pressure? Your team’s success could be at risk
‘A leader is a dealer in hope’ That quote sounds like something straight out of a present-day leadership expert’s ...
The age of the flywheel: putting the customer back at the centre of your growth strategy
Last week we reviewed how funnels work to move customers through your sales process. Why? First, because it’s always a ...
Funnels are so last year… but what are they? And why your business needs a flywheel instead.
It’s official: flywheels are the new funnels. HubSpot says. Don’t worry if you’re only understanding every other word of that ...
There’s a formula for success… but do you have what it takes?
We have something to share with you. It’s nothing, really. Only… THE FORMULA FOR SUCCESS (No need to adjust your ...

