Business Mastermind Podcast

‘The art of war is correct from chaos comes order' 

Steve Jacob is a founding partner of the Fabrik Property Group, a turnkey property investment business, and in conversation with Gavin he discusses the importance of a mentor and how your words pave your future. 

He explains the role chaos plays within a successful business to drive growth and development resulting in the creation of order, listen in to hear more. 

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KEY TAKEAWAYS 

How did your journey begin? 

• I was taught that to be a good salesperson you need to have the correct attitude and a positive mindset 
• My mentor instilled in me, daily rituals and routines to develop a positive mindset. 
• What you say externally is reinforced internally. Anything external is internalised and creates your reality. 
• By changing the soundtrack that you are sharing with other people and the story you are telling yourself you are changing your life. 
• When my mentor had taken me as far as he could I looked for my next mentor. When I find someone who I aspire to, I listen and do everything they do. 

How important are network meetings? 

• Attending local networking meetings and actively sourcing the people in the group who inspire you is vital in your self-development journey. Asking ‘how can I help you' is a successful way to build a new relationship. 
• When you are part of a network you meet people, have the opportunity to build your personal brand and others get to know who you are. 
• These types of groups can provide value and opportunities for all those involved through the building of positive relationships. 

How do you manage the many moving parts of your business? 

• If parts of your business are not in some sort of chaos you are not pushing it hard enough, there should constantly be a problem that needs to be resolved. 
• To manage chaos you  choose good people. 
• People like to be part of something, by sharing your vision and getting others to be part of it you can effectively drive your business forward. 
• If you are not a natural leader then get behind a leader and share in the vision with them. 
• If you are passionate about doing a particular role then offering your services for free can be an effective way of gaining experience initially. 

BEST MOMENTS 

‘If we can do it there we can do it anywhere' 

‘With the correct mindset, you can take on anything' 

‘I'll always stop and reword things because you pave your future with your words' 

‘We are building the system in order to be able to scale it up successfully across the country' 

VALUABLE RESOURCES 

Steve Jacob LinkedIn 
Steve Jacob Instagram 
Fabrik Property Group 
Dan Pena website 

ABOUT THE GUEST 

Steve Jacob 

Project Manager - Real Estate Division 

A highly experienced developer and project manager with an extensive background in all aspects of property. Steve works closely with contractors on site and is directly involved with all of his construction projects. This allows Steve to pick up a lot of useful site knowledge and gives him an edge in his role today when managing development projects. Steve has invested in his own property education and continued professional development to stay on top of the latest market strategies. Naturally possessing a high level of business acumen, Steve is positively bullish and forward-thinking in his approach to decision making. Steve is a regular member of the expert panel on tv show property question time and a ‘property angel' on the Property Elevator show. 

ABOUT THE HOST 
Gavin Preston 

Gavin is an inspirational 

Speaker, Business Strategist, Business Growth Mentor, Trainer and high-performance 

Coach.  He works with Business Owners and Entrepreneurs and has a strong track record in creating creative strategies to accelerate the growth of their business. He has helped hundreds of SME business owners and leaders improve their performance and that of their business and a comparable number of executives and employees in blue-chip corporates over the last 20 years. 

Gavin's energetic, insightful and yet down to earth and practical talks, workshops and coaching is in demand with high growth business between £250,000 and £30 million revenue and with multi-national organisations at all levels from Board to frontline Managers. He is an expert in Business Growth Strategies, Peak Performance Mindset, Persuasion & Engagement, Marketing, Productivity, Leadership Development, Team Development & Motivation, Leading Change, Stakeholder Management, Personal Effectiveness and Behavioural Change. 

CONTACT METHOD 

Gavin Preston Website 
Gavin Preston LinkedIn 
Gavin Preston YouTube 
Gavin Preston Facebook 
Gavin Preston Twitter 

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‘If you don't have a sense of certainty in your mission then how driven are you going to be in  moving that mission forward?' 

This episode continues the conversation with Kul Mahay, Leadership Coach and explores further the role of the leader. Kul provides an insight into the 3-tier leadership and command system used by uniformed organisations in response to challenging situations. Having held Gold Command across a range of critical operations  Kul is able to explain the crucial role each tier of command has in ensuring that a response scenario has effective and informed leadership and how this approach can be translated for effective use in business. 

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KEY TAKEAWAYS 

• When leading in challenging scenarios it is vital to use a helicopter approach. 
• As Gold Command, you have all information coming into you and put in place the overarching strategy. 
• In business the leader often makes the mistake of putting in place the overarching strategy but then not trusting others to implement the tactical and operational aspects of the plan to move forward. 

• It takes greater strength to stand back than to interfere and try and control all aspects and levels. 
• Having very clear-cut levels of leadership with specific responsibilities and trust is key to ensuring a business is successful and can resolve any unexpected challenges effectively. 
• There are 6 different styles of leadership and all have a purpose and it's important to remember they are all potential tools in your leadership toolbox. 
• You should be using your visionary leadership skills to set the long-term goals and work with your team to achieve them. 
• The 7 C's are a comprehensive basis for effective leadership; 

• Being Committed to your goal. 
• Having absolute Clarity about your goals. 
• Ensuring you are Constant in the actions you take. 
• Being Consistent with the actions you complete. 
• Making Concerted efforts with those you work with. 

• Being Congruent with your values and being the best, you can be. 
• It's about change, you need to be open to change. It's the one constant in life. 
• The future of the world is building relationships and the future of leadership is about having a greater level of empathy, interaction and communication. 

BEST MOMENTS 

‘It's better to be singularly focused on one thing' 

‘I remind myself every day of my purpose and mission' 

‘The greatest ripple effect I can create is to work with large organisations and speak to large audiences' 

‘When leading in challenging scenarios it is vital to use a helicopter approach' 

VALUABLE RESOURCES 

The 7 Habits of Highly 
Effective People book by Stephen Covey 
The Chimp Paradox book by 
Prof. Steve Peters 
[email protected] 
Kul Mahay LinkedIn 
Kul Mahay Twitter 
Kul Mahay Instagram 

ABOUT THE GUEST 

Kul Mahay 

Kul served for 32 years in the UK police service, of which two-thirds were spent at a leadership level. In his life as a police leader, he has overseen complex and varied departments and commanded critical and major operational scenarios.    

He has been coaching leaders for over 20 years and now works with a global client base of business owners and senior leaders, using his unique style to help them to not only further their leadership potential but to feel more fulfilled, despite the challenges of their roles.  

Kul has worked with police forces, universities, fire services and the oil industry in the UK, UAE, Qatar, India and Ukraine to help develop empowered cultures.  His passion for leadership is evident in everything that he does.  His personal coaching client base has spanned the globe. 

He is the founder of one of the fastest growing inner leadership events in the UK, IGNITE YOUR INNER POTENTIAL™, which is held annually and has grown to 400 attendees in just two years with an attendance growth rate of 100% a year.  

Kul is also the author of the popular book, ‘Smash the Habit,' which draws on his experience of overcoming long-held habits. He believes that physical habits are just symptoms of mind habits. He now coaches, speaks and trains on the art of leadership internationally. 

ABOUT THE HOST 

Gavin Preston 

Gavin is an inspirational Speaker, Business Strategist, Business Growth Mentor, Trainer and high-performance Coach.  He works with Business Owners and Entrepreneurs and has a strong track record in creating creative strategies to accelerate the growth of their business. He has helped hundreds of SME business owners and leaders improve their performance and that of their business and a comparable number of executives and employees in blue-chip corporates over the last 20 years. 

Gavin's energetic, insightful and yet down to earth and practical talks, workshops and coaching is in demand with high growth business between £250,000 and £30 million revenue and with multi-national organisations at all levels from Board to frontline 

Managers. He is an expert in Business Growth Strategies, Peak Performance 

Mindset, Persuasion & Engagement, Marketing, Productivity, Leadership 

Development, Team Development & Motivation, Leading Change, Stakeholder 

Management, Personal Effectiveness and Behavioural Change. 

CONTACT METHOD 

Gavin Preston Website 

Gavin Preston LinkedIn 

Gavin Preston YouTube 

Gavin Preston Facebook 

Gavin Preston Twitter 

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‘It's not about measuring ourselves with a linear timeframe of age it's the challenge of measuring ourselves against the impact we are having on the world, the way in which we are moving forward and the energy we bring' 

Gavin is in conversation with Kul Mahay who is a specialist leadership coach. They explore the role of the leader and the social and emotional intelligence that can transform the ways in which we inspire, motivate and collaborate with others. 

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KEY TAKEAWAYS 

• The greatest mistake we make as leaders is that we are driven by KPIs, performance and data. 
• When we bring social and emotional intelligence to our roles we are able to transform the ways in which we motivate, collaborate and interact with others. 
• Having been a senior leader for an extended period of time I understand and can empathise with leaders. 

• To be an effective leader you have to become an effective leader of yourself understanding your own emotional intelligence. 
• Once you master the art of inner leadership you master leadership. 
• There are  4 quadrants of emotional intelligence; self-awareness, self-management, social awareness and relationship management within these, there are a further 24 competencies. 
• Anyone can develop their emotional intelligence but you do have to be prepared to work on it. 
• It's only when we understand where we are now that we can identify the areas we need to improve on. 

• Completing an emotional intelligence assessment can give you a basis from which you can then move forward. 
• The culture of the organisation can be equated to the personality of the organisation. 
• What is the impact your company has on your customers, what do they say about you? 
• We want to be in a place where we are developing ‘raving fans' but to do this we need to have a full and proper relationship with everyone we come into contact with. 
• When you begin a business you are very task orientated, when you are a leader with a team of staff you need to be able to take a ‘helicopter' overview. This will enable you to see what is happening including the outward ripple effect. 

• The strategic view is very important and it requires discipline to ensure you regularly review and adjust your strategic plans for success. 
• The world is constantly changing, it is currently changing at a rate that is faster than we have ever known and it's your ability to adapt that is key in this world. 

BEST MOMENTS 

‘The truth is we are impacting on other people's lives all the time' 

‘Leadership can be lonely and leaders have to make decisions' 

‘ It takes work to keep it at exceptional' 

‘If we have become complacent in our lives then in business you will be falling behind your competitors' 

You can nurture your emotional intelligence' 

VALUABLE RESOURCES 

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People book by Stephen Covey 

The Chimp Paradox book by Prof. Steve Peters 

[email protected]  

Kul Mahay LinkedIn 

Kul Mahay Twitter 

Kul Mahay Instagram 

ABOUT THE GUEST 

Kul Mahay 

Kul served for 32 years in the UK police service, of which two-thirds were spent at a leadership level.  In his life as a police leader, he has overseen complex and varied departments and commanded critical and major operational scenarios.     

He has been coaching leaders for over 20 years and now works with a global client base of business owners and senior leaders, using his unique style to help them to not only further their leadership potential but to feel more fulfilled, despite the challenges of their roles.   

Kul has worked with police forces, universities, fire services and the oil industry in the UK, UAE, Qatar, India and Ukraine to help develop empowered cultures.  His passion for leadership is evident in everything that he does.  His personal coaching client base has spanned the globe.    

He is the founder of one of the fastest growing inner leadership events in the UK, IGNITE YOUR INNER POTENTIAL™, which is held annually and has grown to 400 attendees in just two years with an attendance growth rate of 100% a year.   

Kul is also the author of the popular book, ‘Smash the Habit,' which draws on his experience of overcoming long-held habits. He believes that physical habits are just symptoms of mind habits.  He now coaches, speaks and trains on the art of leadership internationally. 

ABOUT THE HOST 

Gavin Preston 

Gavin is an inspirational Speaker, Business Strategist, Business Growth Mentor, Trainer and high-performance Coach.  He works with Business Owners and Entrepreneurs and has a strong track record in creating creative strategies to accelerate the growth of their business. He has helped hundreds of SME business owners and leaders improve their performance and that of their business and a comparable number of executives and employees in blue-chip corporates over the last 20 years. 

Gavin's energetic, insightful and yet down to earth and practical talks, workshops and coaching is in demand with high growth business between £250,000 and £30 million revenue and with multi-national organisations at all levels from Board to frontline Managers. He is an expert in Business Growth Strategies, Peak Performance Mindset, Persuasion & Engagement, Marketing, Productivity, Leadership Development, Team Development & Motivation, Leading Change, Stakeholder Management, Personal Effectiveness and Behavioural Change. 

CONTACT METHOD 

Gavin Preston Website 

Gavin Preston LinkedIn 

Gavin Preston YouTube 

Gavin Preston Facebook 

Gavin Preston Twitter 

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Are you an entrepreneur starting a new business?  

In this episode of The Business Mastermind podcast Gavin is in conversation with Alex Chisnall creator of Top 3 business podcast ‘Screw it, Just Do it!' and Virgin Start-up Mentor. 

Alex shares with Gavin the commonalities of start-ups who gain traction and success.   

He provides invaluable advice for anyone starting a new business on how to identify and effectively manage the challenges you will meet when you begin a new venture. 

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KEY TAKEAWAYS 

What are the success traits of start-ups? 

• Focus is the key element shared by those businesses that are successful. They focus on one thing until they have got that right and then move on to the next thing. 
• People often move onto creating another revenue stream when they haven't got the first one functioning successfully. 
• Being able to recruit well and create the right team is vital. To achieve this, you need to understand what motivates people and know how to hold onto people of value. 
• The sweet spot is someone well educated, who is still open to new ideas but has some experience. 
• Being an entrepreneur is lonely so having a mentor is key. It's important to identify someone who is relevant and 3 or 4 years ahead of where you are currently. 

• You must seek to connect with others and grow your network,  LinkedIn can be a useful tool to connect with others. 
• You must persevere and be consistent in order to attract those people you aspire to be into your network. 

In uncertain economic times, what should a start-up be doing? 

• Its key to look after your existing customers and find out what else they need and what their challenges are. 
• There may be other services or products that you can supply or connect them with. 

• It's important to regularly review all costs to ensure you are getting the best possible deals. 
• Growing your self-belief and confidence in what you are offering is crucial. Regularly revisiting your product or services and the key messages you are sharing with customers is vital to reinforce your confidence and to ensure what you are offering is fulfilling the needs and wants of your customers. 

BEST MOMENTS 

‘You have to be resilient to be an entrepreneur and know when to ask for help' 

‘Timing can play a massive part in the success of a business' 

‘It's just perseverance, reach for the stars' 

‘You simply cannot say yes to everything' 

‘I go to my mentor and am able to just do a complete brain dump' 

VALUABLE RESOURCES 

Screw it, Just Do it! podcast 

Alex Chisnall LinkedIn 

Alex Chisnall Twitter 

ABOUT THE HOST 

Gavin Preston 

Gavin is an inspirational Speaker, Business Strategist, Business Growth Mentor, Trainer and high-performance Coach.  He works with Business Owners and Entrepreneurs and has a strong track record in creating creative strategies to accelerate the growth of their business. He has helped hundreds of SME business owners and leaders improve their performance and that of their business and a comparable number of executives and employees in blue-chip corporates over the last 20 years. 

Gavin's energetic, insightful and yet down to earth and practical talks, workshops and coaching is in demand with high growth business between £250,000 and £30 million revenue and with multi-national organisations at all levels from Board to frontline Managers. He is an expert in Business Growth Strategies, Peak Performance Mindset, Persuasion & Engagement, Marketing, Productivity, Leadership Development, Team Development & Motivation, Leading Change, Stakeholder Management, Personal Effectiveness and Behavioural Change. 

CONTACT METHOD 

Gavin Preston Website 

Gavin Preston LinkedIn 

Gavin Preston YouTube 

Gavin Preston Facebook 

Gavin Preston Twitter 

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‘When you can develop an interdependent culture, you empower the people in your business to find solutions' 

In this episode, Gavin is speaking to Jamie Keeling of ‘Optimise Me' Jamie explains the importance of role-based KPIs for a company and how they can bring a cohesive and interdependent culture in your business. 

If you want to understand the power of systems, processes and KPIs in driving your business forward, creating a virtuous upward spiral instead of a downward fall then listen in now.

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KEY TAKEAWAYS 

What is business resilience? 

• Your perception of reality defines your reality it is about mindset. In our Universe, everything has a polarity. If there is a problem there is a solution if there is a challenge there is a route to overcome it. 

• Your sole job as a business owner is to find solutions to problems 

How do systems support solutions? 

• The flow of data between the different aspects of business is the key to success when you have blockages in the flow of data the business begins to fail. 
• it is vital to have in place systems and infrastructure to find out what people need, create what they want and deliver it. 
• It is vital to have the right data, at the right time and in the right place. When you have a system you have accountability, responsibility and an interdependent culture. 

How can role based KPIs transform a business? 

• The key is to assign KPIs to the role this enables the individual undertaking a particular role to know explicitly when they are achieving success. 
• The KPIs are both lead and lag indicators for a business. 
• The higher level KPIs will be based around growth, profitability and retention, other role-based KPIs will be very focused on individual activities. 
• The absence of structure and accountability results in everyone thinking it is someone else's responsibility to get something done. 

• Rather than moving forward everyone is fighting fires all the day, the business is always in a reactive state. 
• The KPIs allow you to highlight any part of the system that is not functioning properly. 
• When there are systems, processes and KPIs in place people feel cohesive, they feel they can rely on each other in an interdependent way. 
• Clearly defined responsibilities, accountability and KPIs enables people to have not only the mental capacity to successfully fulfil their own responsibilities but to also take on more working as part of a high performing team 

BEST MOMENTS 

‘Systems, processes and KPIs all drive culture within a business' 

‘We are now hyperconnected  and everybody wants to feel that they have made a difference' 

‘Everybody has their own interpretation of success in a situation and it is necessary to have systems in place to ensure consistency ‘ 

‘The KPIs allow you to highlight any part of the system that is not functioning properly' 

VALUABLE RESOURCES 

Optimise Me Now! podcast 

Optimise Me! website 

ABOUT THE GUEST 

Jamie Keeling 

With 13+ years of real-life business experience, Jamie is a business coach with a difference. Having spent 11 years working his way up through every department of his family's niche construction business and leading it through a phenomenal period of growth which took the business from a stagnant £2m to £6m in annual revenue in just 3 years, Jamie has gained unique insights into what does and doesn't work in the business. Jamie is passionate about performance in every way - from his unique approach to scaling businesses in the construction sector to winning a Tae Kwon Do World Championship title and climbing the biggest mountains in the UK, he knows what it takes to get results in every aspect of life. His current business focus is on assisting 6-figure construction businesses who are struggling with profitability, performance and failing systems, so they can increase their financial rewards, get the best from their teams, and develop fully systemised businesses that get consistently fantastic results and gives the owners more scale in business and more freedom in life.  

ABOUT THE HOST 

Gavin Preston 

Gavin is an inspirational Speaker, Business Strategist, Business Growth Mentor, Trainer and high-performance Coach.  He works with Business Owners and Entrepreneurs and has a strong track record in creating creative strategies to accelerate the growth of their business. He has helped hundreds of SME business owners and leaders improve their performance and that of their business and a comparable number of executives and employees in blue-chip corporates over the last 20 years. 

Gavin's energetic, insightful and yet down to earth and practical talks, workshops and coaching is in demand with high growth business between £250,000 and £30 million revenue and with multi-national organisations at all levels from Board to frontline Managers. He is an expert in Business Growth Strategies, Peak Performance Mindset, Persuasion & Engagement, Marketing, Productivity, Leadership Development, Team Development & Motivation, Leading Change, Stakeholder Management, Personal Effectiveness and Behavioural Change. 

CONTACT METHOD 

Gavin Preston Website 

Gavin Preston LinkedIn 

Gavin Preston YouTube 

Gavin Preston Facebook 

Gavin Preston Twitter 

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The Impact of Political and Economic Uncertainty on Your Business 

There are a number  of indicators that we are at the top of the economic cycle. 

Many observers are expecting the economy of the UK to be flat over 2019 and others are expecting that beyond 2019 there will be a decline and slowing down of the economy. 

As a result of the political situation business owners are holding back from investing as they wait to see what is going to happen. 

In this episode, Gavin shares his expertise and provides pertinent and practical steps that you can take to build cash reserves forward and go lean with your business. 

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KEY TAKEAWAYS 

• With a world of uncertainty as business owners what we want is more certainty. 

• Building cash reserves is very important for any business. 
• Lots of business owners only manage their business by the amount of cash they currently  have. 
• They do not necessarily have robust cash flow forecasts about what the situation will be in 3, 6 12 months and beyond. 
• If you have a cash flow forecast you are projecting and planning your cash flow and are able to plan for additional funding at points when it may be required. 
• Having a scenario plan is key to understanding the possible impact different business opportunities will bring and the effect on your cash flow. 

• If there is an economic slow-down you want to ensure you can survive it and have enough cash flow. 
• Alongside building your cash reserves you can ‘go lean' 
• When a company is growing and scaling it can often be running with staff and resources that in the long term it will not require. 
• By going through the details of every area and aspect of your business you can identify changes that will help you to optimise the efficiency of the money you spend. 
• Ask yourself, do we really need it, if we no longer had this would it be detrimental to the business? Is there a cheaper alternative? 

• The aim of the exercise is to cut costs in order to survive. 
• If you cut back too far the business will not be able to survive so it's vital to keep your view on recovery. 
• There has to be an equal balance between cost efficiency and developing new sales and customers. 
• In times of uncertainty controlling the aspects of business that we can such as cash flow provide you with the most certainty and the best opportunity to be able to respond positively to a situation. 

BEST MOMENTS 

‘There are a number  of indicators that  we are at the top of the economic cycle' 

‘Cash is the life blood of a business' 

‘It's like your own personal insurance' 

‘Everybody is going to survive,  and it will be ok' 

VALUABLE RESOURCES 

Built to Last book by Jim Collins 

ABOUT THE HOST 

Gavin Preston 

Gavin is an inspirational Speaker, Business Strategist, Business Growth Mentor, Trainer and high-performance Coach.  He works with Business Owners and Entrepreneurs and has a strong track record in creating creative strategies to accelerate the growth of their business. He has helped hundreds of SME business owners and leaders improve their performance and that of their business and a comparable number of executives and employees in blue-chip corporates over the last 20 years. 

Gavin's energetic, insightful and yet down to earth and practical talks, workshops and coaching is in demand with high growth business between £250,000 and £30 million revenue and with multi-national organisations at all levels from Board to frontline Managers. He is an expert in Business Growth Strategies, Peak Performance Mindset, Persuasion & Engagement, Marketing, Productivity, Leadership Development, Team Development & Motivation, Leading Change, Stakeholder Management, Personal Effectiveness and Behavioural Change. 

CONTACT METHOD 

Gavin Preston Website 

Gavin Preston LinkedIn 

Gavin Preston YouTube 

Gavin Preston Facebook 

Gavin Preston Twitter 

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‘Successful organisations have a concept of lessons learnt, and learning from those  

In this episode, Gavin is in conversation with Jason Dunlop, Director of Growth for Xcina Ltd and Lifeboat Operations Manager for RNLI at Penarth. He has also undertaken the role of Water Incident  Manager for the RNLI flood rescue team throughout the last 10 Years. 

Jason has considerable expertise and experience in digital and personal resilience and the development of leaders to enable them to move through a change process and evaluate dynamically. He shares the key elements required to build resilience and provides an insightful view of evaluating dynamically and the positive difference it can make. 

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KEY TAKEAWAYS 

• We now live in a digitally reliant world. A world where everything around us, and everything we do is reliant on a digital environment - our phones, our homes, cars, the way we shop and spend is all driven by a digital medium. 
• To understand how we survive, how we maintain and grow in a digital world requires us to think about and plan through scenarios of set-up, scenarios of maintaining, through scenarios of growing and scenarios of responding, what we do when things don't go to plan. 

• Resilience is the ability of an organisation to respond effectively to challenges such as threat actors and growth or decline. A resilient individual is one who can look at a situation they are facing analyse it and then have the ability to think, focus, grow and move forward in a consistent way. 
• The training and development of your staff are what makes your business resilient. When the people process, and technology element form an effective partnership your business will be able to digitally grow and achieve. 
• We haven't yet understood how to process digital information. We can see emails, text messages, Facebook as potentially threatening and experience the heightened emotional and psychological responses associated with being under attack. 
• If you change your mindset and remove that risk from yourself, you can work in a different way. 
• In dynamic evaluation the objective is to move and gather information in order to make a decision, decide at what point to make the decision and then act on the decision. 

• Successful organisations have a concept of lessons learnt, and learning from those lessons, reviewing and asking what you would do differently is learning. 
• Evaluating dynamically before you act is relies on ongoing communication, gathering of information and constantly evaluating what is going on to enable you to move forward. 
• This model is one of shared responsibility everybody is seeking to identify the risks, and everyone is seeking opportunities to make a difference. 
• The ability of a leader to analyse what's going develops individual resilience as within the process of questioning and moving forward you are also evaluating yourself and your capability. 
• Having a positive outlook is the way forward and there is no such thing as a negative experience only situations from which we can learn, getting to a position where you think of everything as an opportunity will change everything. 

BEST MOMENTS 

‘There are opportunities in every situation the secret is going to find them' 

‘Thinking and documenting  your possible threat landscape and having a plan to respond builds your level of resilience' 

‘We don't make wrong decisions as humans We do things because we believe they are the best thing to do at the time' 

‘You can think and run; you don't have to stand still' 

‘The ability to buy time, gather information, make a plan and then execute it are vital elements' 

VALUABLE RESOURCES 

 Xcina Ltd 

 Jason Dunlop LinkedIn 

ABOUT THE HOST 

Gavin Preston 

Gavin is an inspirational Speaker, Business Strategist, Business Growth Mentor, Trainer and high-performance Coach.  He works with Business Owners and Entrepreneurs and has a strong track record in creating creative strategies to accelerate the growth of their business. He has helped hundreds of SME business owners and leaders improve their performance and that of their business and a comparable number of executives and employees in blue-chip corporates over the last 20 years. 

Gavin's energetic, insightful and yet down to earth and practical talks, workshops and coaching is in demand with high growth business between £250,000 and £30 million revenue and with multi-national organisations at all levels from Board to frontline Managers. He is an expert in Business Growth Strategies, Peak Performance Mindset, Persuasion & Engagement, Marketing, Productivity, Leadership Development, Team Development & Motivation, Leading Change, Stakeholder Management, Personal Effectiveness and Behavioural Change. 

CONTACT METHOD 

Gavin Preston Website 

Gavin Preston LinkedIn 

Gavin Preston YouTube 

Gavin Preston Facebook 

Gavin Preston Twitter 

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