Today I'd love to share our first episode I recorded with Stephen O'Donnell ⁠ from Action Coach Glasgow East.

He has so much knowledge to share on business planning so our chat only scratches the surface however we do cover some critical points to think about in your business:

➡️ Clarity - without it, you and your team will be reactive rather than focused on your strategic goals.

➡️Alignment - if your team don't know the priorities they will struggle to deliver

➡️Leverage - how to ensure you (as the owner) don't become the bottleneck and you can leverage the skills around you

➡️Measurement - the old chestnut of you can't manage what you can't measure is true but measurement also lets you see your progress.

It's not just a conversation however.

We've taken our chat a step further by creating a quiz to accompany the conversation.

Take the quiz and you'll receive a bespoke report with advice from Stephen that you can implement immediately.

Get bespoke advice from Stephen

This podcast will give you a glimpse of Stephen's expertise in supporting business owners to move from the tactical day-to-day, that we all get stuck in, to taking time to develop a strategic plan. If you recognise that you need to develop a robust business plan to support your business growth, get in touch with Stephen for an initial conversation.

He can offer support with business planning to support your growth along with a wider approach to business coaching.

Links

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Our podcast is designed to bring you interesting and valuable conversations with trusted, expert suppliers and advisors who provide a wide range of services that you might need in your business. I want to spend time chatting to these experts because there is so much expertise across our supply chain that we can all learn from.

We're using our C-A-L-M acronym because the podcast will cover everything from sales and marketing to IT, professional services, property and FM, net zero, utilities, business support, and HR, so you can expect a wide variety of guests and topics.

I've set up The Independent Buying Group to help small and medium-sized businesses find the suppliers they need to grow. If you need support with sourcing, negotiating contracts, or managing suppliers, we can help your team build a supplier strategy aligned with your business goals.

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