In this podcast we take you through competitive pricing and we show you why copying isn’t always the best answer.

When you don’t know how to price your product, it is tempting to look at the competition and use their prices as a basis for yours. But what happens if you end up copying the wrong answer? Or what happens if your competition reacts to your price; what should you do then?

 It is said that ‘Pricing is either your most powerful weapon or your worst enemy.’ 

 We have created this product pricing series to provide tips to help you make pricing work for you and certainly not be your enemy! In this second episode we look at what competitive pricing is, who uses it, why it’s great and not forgetting those all-important watch outs too. You will soon be in a better position to price your product. 

In this podcast we take you through business lessons learnt from 2020.

We have surveyed colleagues and clients, leaders and directors in multi-national companies and small businesses about what they have learned in 2020. We have discussed the major impacts and the key business lessons that we should take forward. These have been grouped these into 7 main 2020 lessons for you.

 2020 has been a challenging year but rather than simply banishing it from memory let’s learn from it. Let’s learn the business lessons it threw at us, so we are more resilient, more adaptable, and more successful in years to come.

In this podcast we take you through the method that 80% of businesses use as part of their product pricing. Cost plus pricing. It is one of the founding pricing methods but is it too basic or can it still be key to business success?

 It is said that ‘Pricing is either your most powerful weapon or your worst enemy.’ 

 We have created this product pricing series to provide tips to help you make pricing work for you and certainly not be your enemy! In this first episode we look at what cost plus pricing is, who uses it, why it’s great and not forgetting those all-important watch outs too. You will be in a better position to price your product. 

Succession Planning is absolutely in your interests if you are a business owner or a person seeking promotion. 

 It can also be very useful to attract and retain great employees, increase the value and performance of a business and reduce the stress when one of your team moves on. 

 Find out why in this video as we share tips on how to set up effective business planning and discuss why many people worry about putting succession planning in place. 

2020 has been an unforgettable year with massive changes in business environment. Business planning remains essential for those business looking to outperform through these turbulent times. 
This podcast gives you ideas and 4 steps to make your planning flexible and adaptive to rapidly changing situations and events, thus keeping your plan useful and relevant. 

“An hour of planning can save you 10 hours of doing”. A quote from Dale Carnegie sums up planning brilliantly. 

Learn how to write a great cover letter with the tips and examples within this podcast. 

The purpose of writing a good cover letter is to make your application stand out and improve your chance of being invited to interview. 

Too few job applicants write a covering letter or if they do, they waste the opportunity with a generic or poor covering letter.

In this podcast, we take you through how to structure your cover letter, what to include and what not to, and we provide you examples for each section.

Working capital – what is it and why should I care about it? 

Working capital is the biggest investment most businesses make, sometimes without realising it. Don’t manage your working capital well, and your business could fail. 

In this podcast we  explain exactly what working capital is using every day language and share some simple examples. 

Working capital is an a essential part of running any business from start ups to global corporates.  Listen to our podcast to find out why.

Starting a new job is an exciting time, but it can also be overwhelming. Creating a clear 30-60-90 day plan can help you adjust to your new position quickly and effectively. In this video, we discuss a 30-60-90 day plan for managers, explain how to create the 30-60-90 day plan and provide useful tips to help you get started on your own

 In “30-60-90 Day Plan for Managers” we cover what is a 30-60-90 day plan and take you through why creating a 30 60 90 day plan as early as possible is absolutely in your best interests - particularly if you are starting a new management job. We discuss how you should use your 30 60 90 day plan during the interview process and how it will help you during your first few months of a new role and in passing probation. 

 We also share in the video a set of questions for you to answer that will make starting your plan a lot easier. These questions and the areas we discuss will help you cover a good range of areas that you should consider when building your 30 60 90 day plan.

 You have put a lot of hard work into getting your new job. Use a 30 60 90 Day Plan to get yourself off to a flying start in your role and impress your new colleagues and manager. Having a plan will reduce your stress levels and allow you to take in more during those first few weeks. Your happiness and career will thank you for it.  

We take you through how to create a great answer to “What are your strengths”, the classic interview question. 

This question or a variation is expected by all interview candidates, so to beat your competition you need a better answer than they give. 

We provide lots of tips for you to decide on your strengths, we talk through what the interviewer is looking for and provide example answers

What is your management style is a frequently asked interview question and preparing a good answer is a must. 

 In this podcast, we take you through what the interviewer is looking for, how to structure your answer and give you example answers for junior and senior manager positions