by Brod Ivory | Jan 13, 2015 | Team Building
20+ Attitudes of a Great Team Member These attitudes can be demonstrated by people and should be looked on as signs to gauge the potential of new or current team members in your business… the more the better! 1.They want to see the business grow and will be pro-active...
by Brod Ivory | Jan 6, 2015 | Planning
Every year we start the year with the best intentions. We talk about our goals and dreams for our business, life, family etc. How many of us can look back a year down the track and say we’ve achieved what we set out to do? It’s easier said than done and at...
by Brod Ivory | Dec 15, 2014 | Profit Tips
The Nature of quoting. What is a successful quoting procedure? Some business people tend to be unrealistic about the response to their quotes. Whilst some people expect a response rate of 90%, the reality is that even the best quotes usually only return half that (of...
by Brod Ivory | Dec 9, 2014 | Team Building
Company Culture A culture is the values and practices shared by the members of the group, therefore, is the shared values and practices of the company’s employees. Company culture is important because it can make or break your company. Companies with an...
by Brod Ivory | Dec 2, 2014 | Business Building
To be meaningful,any change in life or in business has to be dramatic. Minor change is easy to accomplish but results in only minor differences. To increase the sales in your business by say 150% in 3 Months will take massive changes in both your thinking and the way...
by Brod Ivory | Nov 26, 2014 | Marketing
If you don’t know where your customers come from,you’re really stabbing around in the dark. You have no real idea which marketing campaigns are working, how well your salespeople are doing or even how much each sale is ‘costing you’. Once you...
by Brod Ivory | Nov 12, 2014 | Business Building
5 MISTAKES BUSINESS OWNERS MAKE IN THEIR BUSINESS Why do so many business fail within the first five years? A lack of experience by the owner can certainly play a major part in any business’ failure. Experience isn’t something you can buy. It is learned through...
by Brod Ivory | Oct 9, 2014 | Leadership
Leadership … Who’s Driving Your Business? Brought to you by Altitude Business Development When business performance needs to be improved it may well be wise to start the improvement process by first exploring the source of the leadership in that business. From my...
by Brod Ivory | Sep 24, 2014 | Time Management
Stop Blaming TIME How many times have you heard people say “I don’t have enough time to do …” or “If only I could find the time to do …” Or “I am too busy to do …” Perhaps the person you heard saying these or...
by Brod Ivory | Jul 5, 2014 | Business Building
These are my keys to building a winning business that I have observed in over 25 years with large international businesses, seven years assisting small and medium businesses and three years as the CEO of a local SME. I do not subscribe to the easy answers that are...
