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0Strategic Trends of 2012 – Does your Business Strategy capitalise on these?
It fascinates me to take a step back at look at what is going on in the world around us. What are some of the trends that are affecting our daily lives, the way business is conducted and the impact that has on future business strategy.
Here are some of the trends I see happening currently:
• Connectivity: In a digital world where we are increasingly connecting at the speed of light, with online (social) networks even starting to spread into the business world we are connecting with more and more people. Using sites such as Linked In, Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, Ecademy and Pinterest, we are sharing more information (articles, recommendations, what we are up to) with people, many of whom we have never met. Now with Twitter we can have a direct conversations with people we would never have access to such as celebrities or a leading business people. This is opening up a world of opportunity. Continue Reading…
Have you found yourself in a queue for fuel at a Petrol Station over the last couple of days and found yourself frustrated with people panic buying? I even found myself queuing last night before reasoning with myself that I had ¾ tank of fuel and there was no imminent strike – I’m not one for queuing. I drove on.
The BBC are reporting that there was an increase in Petrol sales of 81% on Wednesday (28 April) and 43% on Diesel. That is a significant shift in customer behaviour.
This got me thinking….what were the factors in play that were causing such a significant change in customer behaviour and how could they be applied to changing employee behaviour to increase performance and engagement? How could they be applied to changing customer behaviour to increase sales? What would have to be in place to create this effect? Continue Reading…
Gavin has had a guest blog published by ICAEW on their website www.businessadviceservice.com. You can read the blog “Just Take the Next Step” here
Gavin was invited to speak at the North West Society of Institute of Chartered Accountants of England & Wales event on 5 March 2012 on the subject “Stay Focused, Stay Strong”.
Gavin shared strategies on how to develop your focus and resilience in order to improve business performance.
To see the slides from this presentation
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