Business Insights

Practical advice and personal development ideas from the Growth Idea team.

24 September 2021

How to Build Successful Teams with Compassionate Leadership

If you’re struggling to build teams that are unified and high achieving, we show you how compassionate leadership could change all that.

22 September 2021

Management

How To Avoid The Most Expensive Recruitment Mistakes

There can be no compromise when it comes to hiring the right talent for your business. Unfortunately, recruitment can also be one of the most overlooked areas of operation. With a considered approach and the right techniques, you can avoid making several key errors when recruiting, giving yourself the best chance of success, attracting the right talent and saving money at the same time.

08 September 2021

Money

Sell Like a Pro: The Pre-Close Technique

Good salespeople often speak of an instinct, which tells them when to go in for the kill and make the sale. The pre-close technique takes the guesswork out of the equation!

19 August 2021

Mindset

Stop Living In Fear and Start Enjoying Life

Fear can play such a big role in our lives that it can become debilitating. This is true in business as well as in our personal lives. However, my question today is; where is that fear coming from and what purpose does it serve? After considering this, you may realise there is another way.

04 August 2021

Management

The 7 Delegation Mistakes That Cost You

Delegation is not simply taking tasks that you don’t have time for and asking someone else to do them. If you skip any of these vital steps then the desired goals may be missed and you will be left with only frustration on both sides.

30 July 2021

Management

How to Fix the Five Dysfunctions of a Team

Dysfunctions in team dynamics can cascade down an organisation and cause big problems: Most of all, lack of tangible success. Here’s how to fix them.

16 July 2021

Management

Team Leaders: Here’s How to Manage Your Leadership Burnout

Leadership burnout is on the rise. To inform leaders we list the signs to watch out for and the strategies to use to help mitigate leadership burnout.

14 July 2021

Management

The Key Principles of Effective Delegation

In this article, I run through the art of delegation, including some common issues when it comes to delegation, why it is sometimes hard to delegate and what true delegation really entails.