Posts in Strategy

Ongo commercial founded by Richard Gourlay

Delivering Successful Public Sector Management Consultancy

The Ongo Case Study This case study outlines how I led a housing association to build a commercially successful business[…]

Richard Gourlay mentoring

Leadership Mentoring for Successful Leadership

Richard Gourlay's leadership mentoring creates successful leadership, supporting leaders and senior people, grow and develop their leadership skills.

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[…]

Business success supported by Richard Gourlay at Cowden

The Growth of the Garden Rooms Scotland Business

The Growth of Garden Rooms Scotland Business by Richard Gourlay of Cowden

SaaS Growth business leadership by Richard Gorulay

What makes A Successful SaaS Business

Successful SaaS Business starts with a strong MPV not a perfect product, here's why and how others create your successful[…]

How to Create A Successful SaaS Strategy & Pricing Model

SaaS Strategy: Where are we now? Back in 2012, I wrote an article (on this blog) about the potential future[…]

Success is no accident quote

Director Mentoring 6 Great Reasons to Be Mentored by Richard Gourlay

Richard Gourlay Non Executive Director provides NED role to companies looking to grow, mentoring leaders to success

Great brand by Richard Gourlay leadership and strategy

What makes a great BRAND

What makes a great BRAND? Despite what marketing people passionately believe most people don’t think about brands, they just get[…]

SaaS Business make you own path by Richard Gourlay

How Steve Jobs changed the World

How Steve Jobs Apple's CEO and talisman changed the world, by Richard Gourlay

What Matters In Business For Successful Start-Ups?

Business success comes down to 3 major factors, read what they are here.

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[…]

Successful Leaders Plan Their Business

Business Planning Business planning often gets a bad press.  Yet those who do sit down and plan their business are[…]

Business Startups: How to Start your Business Successfully

Starting Up A Business: You Need a Business Plan  Starting a business is an exciting and yet daunting time for[…]

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.

Leadership Development by Richard Gourlay

Strategic Planning Workshop is the model for successful Business Planning

Develop your strategic plan with Richard Gourlay Strategic Planning Workshop, create a clear direction, focus and plan for your business[…]

Successful Leadership starts with a clear VISION

Leadership is all about vision for your business, read here why and how to create your business vision.

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[…]

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[…]