Management Principle: Harmony

The cost of a well-functioning team is high. It requires transparency, a commitment to other’s success, and the kind of vulnerability that leads to risk-taking, which, for sure, ensures mistakes will be made.

The Most Common Mistake Advisors Make

What is the most common mistake that Advisors make? Hugh Massie discusses what he believes is the most common mistake of Advisors – and how this mistake can lead to loss of time, energy, strained relationships and even litigation.

A Process for Building Your Quality Life

Currently, there is an increasing trend toward people searching to find greater meaning in their lives. Gradually, more and more people are having the courage to do it and not just talk about it. But it can be difficult to understand the steps that need to be taken to find more meaning without a plan, and understanding where you are ‘now’ and what needs to be done to reach your quality life goals.

Off the Court

Being an avid sports fan for many years, I have recently become even more intrigued with the “inner game” that allows successful sports icons and teams continue their winning ways. There is much to be learned through the amazing parallels between the sports and business world.

Creative People More Likely to Cheat?

A recent Harvard Business School study suggests that creative people may be more likely to cheat.
An interesting article and based on our own research into DNA Behaviors that people who are creative…

Financial Performance in the New Behavioral Economy White Paper

The winds of change are moving fast through the modern economy, and this includes the financial services industry. What we are seeing is the emergence of the “New Behavioral Economy” – where the client is king and behavioral finance is in. This means the approach to providing [...]

Superior Client Satisfaction

The success of every professional services firm is driven by the need to deliver consistently superior client experiences that result in high levels of client satisfaction.

High levels of client satisfaction lead to more dynamic growth rates, greater revenue, profitability, and business valuation, higher employee retention rates and performance and a much more positive business environment.

Professional services firms have undergone a series of major transformations over the past twenty years. In the 1980s, these firms were sales organizations and employees were hired to maximize sales volume and values. For those of us who were involved in business in the 1980’s, you will recall some of the approaches we were taught – overcoming objections, closing the sale, getting the next appointment, accelerating the sales cycle, and how to sell anything to anybody. Most approaches were based on the sales person being pitted against the client and the goal was to close the sale.

Bringing Children Into The Family Business

In my work with entrepreneurs and family business owners there are quite divergent views about whether to bring children into the family business when they are young adults, or even at any stage. Some say never and others have a desire to perpetuate the family association with the business. There are [...]

Dream Bigger Than You Can Think

In recent times I have done a lot of talking about your “success impediments”. What is getting in your way to success? A lot of the time it is our own mind. We allow negative thinking to get in the way. This will be true at any time particularly when times are [...]

Partnerships and Money Personalities

In the past few weeks we have had a number of people contact us who are starting some form of business partnership together. Most of the time their request has been to find out more about their differences. Some of the typical issues they are seeking to understand are:
1. What are [...]