Posts in competitive advantage

Absolute Solar

Successfully delivering strategic diversification, long-term growth and leadership succession”

In a rapidly evolving market, Absolute Solar faced the challenge of diversifying beyond its stronghold in the insulation sector. With[…]

How To Create A Learning Culture By Richard Gourlay

How to create an effective workplace learning culture

In today’s workplace an effective learning culture is not a “would like to have” it is becoming a “must have” to successfully[…]

Making Mentoring Matter by Richard Gourlay

How to Make Mentoring Effective in your Workplace

How to make mentoring effective in your workplace to grow and develop your people and culture with these simple techniques.

High performing teams

Why creating a high performance team culture delivers results

In the contemporary business environment, cultivating a culture of excellence is often regarded as the pinnacle of effective leadership. Such[…]

Strategic selling see the world differently

What Makes Strategic Selling Successful

Why strategic selling succeeds in business and how to make it happen, by Richard Gourlay

Growth planning in business

Turnaround Your Business Using a NED: The Garden Rooms Case Study

Case Study a Garden Rooms business in Scotland Turnaround Your Business The owner of a Garden Rooms business in Scotland[…]

Vision in business matters by Richard Gourlay

Strategy: How to outcompete the competition

Sustainable Competitive Advantage  In strategy: how to outcompete the competition is about how business leaders can create a sustainable competitive advantage[…]

values in business matter to customers and employees

Values matter in BUSINESS more than ever before as Ikea have just found out

Values matter in Business more than ever before as Ikea have just found out. Learn about the importance of getting[…]

Do YOU have a Plan for Growth?

Do you have a plan for GROWTH?    Leadership is most often identified as someone with a clear vision to[…]

Content Strategy: The future of marketing

The future of marketing is all about inbound marketing: Content strategy If you can see a trend you have missed it![…]

strategy, leadership and vision in business by Steve Jobs

Values matter in BUSINESS more than ever

Values in Business must be transparent Business leaders face many challenges, some immediate and others which are not so obvious[…]

Taking strategic action to improve your business startup success

Where Does Tomorrow’s Business Growth Come From?

Working on your business is skill for leaders to invest in developing, this slideshow shows you why you should.

The way forward in business, clear vision and direction supported by a supportive culture and a clear business plan, by Richard Gourlay

Content Strategy: The future of marketing

Content strategy is the future of marketing, this article explains why and how to change your content to achieve success[…]

Leadership in business is a challenge we can help with.

Have you felt the full power of the Internet Tsunami Yet?

A global movement in how people search for goods and services is set to continue as the #internet and #mobile[…]

Vision to make change n business by Richard Gourlay

A good business has clear objectives and goals to achieve.

For leadership teams planning a business is focused around the annual exercise of business planning.  Reviewing what went well and[…]

McKinsey7-S-Model to assess a company structure, by Richard Gourlay

The TOP TWELVE Business Planning Mistakes

The top 12 Business Planning mistakes leaders make in planning their business and how to avoid making them, to build[…]