Letting People Go

Terminating an employee can be confronting. How to do it properly.

Old Rules for New Startups

Commercial principles don’t change with time, place or technology. Business is still about supply, demand and customer connection.

Handling Difficult People

When dealing with difficult individuals, stick to the commercial facts. If you want to find a solution, focus less on the person and more on your management responsibilities.

Shopping for Change

Worried about maintaining business momentum? To keep moving, start by asking yourself three simple questions.

Playing to strengths

For real progress, building on a strength beats fixing a weakness. Find out what you are good at and do more of it.

Recessions Revisited

No recession does not mean no tough times. Regardless of the economic outlook, carry out a regular health check if you want to maintain resilience and growth.

Ode to the disrupted

The life cycle of any business means means different strategies for incumbents and start-ups. Although there's an array of tactical options, there is no guarantee that any will be successful.

Horses for Courses

Outsourcing is often the best way to manage parts of your business. Sometimes it's the best way to manage most of it.

Feeling apprehensive? That’s good.

Confidence is a great strength but it works best when it embraces uncertainty. Rather than deny risk, the most effective advice — to colleagues or customers — accommodates the chance of error and manages it.

Start Simply

Simple rules underwrite a successful business. Drill down into basic commercial principles to find solutions.