What are your business's invisible resistors?

Would you like to take your business to the next level, but are unsure how best to do this?

If you want some fresh ideas and tested frameworks that can help you improve your company for the future, so you can explore exciting new opportunities, I have created this newsletter for you.

This isn’t about quick fixes. I want to guide you towards sustainable success, but to do this you have to get better before you can get bigger.

The Challenge

In every company there are elements restricting its progress which its leader/leaders cannot see. 

Objectivity is difficult to achieve when something is familiar, so when you work five-day-a-week within an organisation, its unique way of functioning can seem like the only option. However, it is vital that you identify the invisible resistors within, so your business can advance beyond its current performances. A

They may have remained unnoticed until now, but can act as silent killers, which if ignored, can be more damaging than you might imagine. 

The Solution

One of the fundamental mantras I try and instil within my clients is, ‘work on, rather than in your business.’ This essentially means don’t get so caught up the minutiae of everyday work, so you forget the bigger picture.

Finding these invisible resistors is all about identifying the aspects of your organisation that could be performing to a higher standard. Whilst lower levels of performance might be acceptable for period, this is a dangerous precedent to set. If you simply cannot decide upon which elements might be holding you back, it could be worth talking to an external party, to get their view on the situation. 

Continual interrogation is an essential mindset, that might seem negative, but is indicative of top performing leaders and businesses. By all means celebrate company victories and take a more hands on approach when your direct input is necessary, but try and step back to a more strategic role, where your future focus is driving your organisation forward. Adopt this perspective and you can avoid the negative scenarios I have described.

Don’t let silent killers hide within your business, but don’t fear them either. Know that catching them can be the catalyst to take your company to the next level. 

My Suggestions

1. Stakeholder audit - When was the last time you sat down, one-to-one with people from your key stakeholder groups and asked them about your offering?
2. Market analysis - Have you recently analysed your competitors to check if your offering is still sufficiently different to hold an advantage?
3. 'Better' budget - Do you have money set aside for internal improvements? If not, how much can you assign to this? 

Hello, I’m Nick Cramp. I’ve been working as business owner and coach now for around three decades.

During this time, it often occurred to me that many leaders feel unfulfilled by their work, which seemed a pity given the amount of time and effort they have invested. I want to change this, so have created and collected a selection of the best strategies for business improvement.

My main mantra is that an organisation must get better before bigger. The reason for this is that without the best people, processes and systems, you have no springboard to reach that next level and sustain this success.

In 2021, I published my book Better before Bigger – Rethinking Business Success, which alongside my coaching and courses, outlines a holistic approach to running a thriving company 

I want to guide ambitious leaders towards the best practices and results, so their reality can align with their ambitions.

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