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Latest news and industry updates from the business coach team at Tenfold
12 wines of Christmas
Our final outing as a team this year occurred at Armadale Cellars where we had our Christmas party. We were treated with a night of aromatic experiences, including a mixture of 12 old and new world wines (plus a Moet & Chandon scene sette...
Congratulations to Brijesh Purohit, Young Executive of the Year
The team at Tenfold Business Coaching is delighted to congratulate Brijesh Purohit for winning the 5th Annual Indian Executive Club (IEC) “Young Male Executive of the Year” award. Pictured with the award presenter, Ahmed Fahour, CEO of Austral...
Are You Ready For Christmas?
As we race towards Christmas and away from that that pesky drummer boy (pa rum pa pum pum), you begin to look at your do to list; Gifts, cooking, family, friends, BBQ’s, holidays… Oh, and running a successful business. ...
It Doesn’t Have To Be Lonely At The Top
Which of these best describes your situation as a small or medium size business owner? 1. Ahh, I'm living the dream… working the hours I want, logging in at the beach, driving the new Merc, it doesn’t get any better than ...
3 Winning Factors for a Grand Final-worthy Sales Team
As the 2015 AFL season comes to an end, the two spots in the Grand Final will be hotly contested (sadly not by the Mighty Tiges this year *sniff*). But what about those teams that haven’t achieved the best results this year?
Commercial Construction: How A Dream Contract Becomes A Nightmare
Many trade businesses like electricians, plumbers, roofers, concreters, steel fabricators, sheet metal manufacturers, bricklayers, glaziers, and commercial landscapers at some time consider taking on commercial construction work.
The 6 Numbers You Need to Know To Run Your Business Profitably
Hands up if you hated maths at school? Yep, it’s a fair percentage of you. OK, now hands up if you diligently work your numbers in your business? Hmmm, not many hands left up are there? Why is that?
Your Google search ranking is at risk!
Key points: Changes to Google search results How to test if your website is mobile-friendly What to do to get higher ranking with Google
Top 5 Gems For Getting Stuff Done
The longer we spend in the workforce, the more experience we get. The more experience we get, the more responsibility we have. The more responsibility we have, the more ‘stuff’ you have to get done and oversee.
3 Steps To Create A Market All For Yourself
All businesses have to learn to survive in increasingly competitive markets. Consumers and target businesses have lots of choices and can find half a dozen or more with a few clicks of the mouse.
Leadership, Game of Thrones style: one size does NOT fit all
Like many people, I’ve just finished watching the fourth season of Game of Thrones. And like many workplaces, the plots and characters have been a hot topic around the coffee machine in our business coaching practice.
2 cures for ‘One Client Syndrome’
It’s a funny thing, complacency, isn’t it? One minute, you’re riding the wave of success, built upon solid business foundations and a loyal customer base that will stick with you through thick and thin.
Swimming in the Shark Tank or Steering the Ship: where would you rather be?
For most business owners, watching the Shark Tank would be compelling viewing – I have watched the original BBC series Dragon’s Den for many years and I just love seeing the clever, crazy, brilliant and stupid ideas, pitches and expectati...
Controlling vs. Managing Your Business: which is best? The answer may surprise you…
Most people would get greater comfort from the idea of being in control – after all the implication of not being in control, is being out of control – and who wants to be there? If you are managing, it implies that you are getting by, doin...
How One Little Process can Smash Through “The Wall”
Most business owners start out with a burning passion and desire to get into their particular venture. By and large, they have knowledge, experience and skills, which enable them to go to the market and legitimately offer products and ser...
You won’t see this recipe on MKR
Slowly bring water to the boil with the slippery little amphibian in the water, and the frog, unaware of its pending demise, will slowly meet its death. But throw the creepy croaker straight in to its tomb with the water already b...
Cricket captaincy clash: Clarke vs Smith. Which leadership style will win?
Those that know me know that I’m an avid cricket fan. Every Boxing Day you’ll find me watching the Boxing Day test at the MCG and tuned in for the rest of the series. So it is with great interest that I have been reading the recent medi...
A roadmap to franchising your business
On the adventurous road of building a profitable business, the question of whether franchising is right for your business or not can be a hard one to answer. So what we’re going to do is pit the pros and cons of franchising agains...
