As we begin 2023, Kim and Fulyana look at a list published by Forbes outlining what they see as the top management issues for organisations in 2023. A link to the article is below the podcast.

In Part 1 we look at supply chain reliability, inflation/economic downturn and increased customer expectations.

Link to Forbes article

In mid 2020, Fulyana shared a link to a podcast that had been referred to her by a friend. It was about the similarity between couples therapy (from a therapist) and our relationship with “work”.

Whilst working through the transcriptions for our own podcasts, Kim discovered that the comments about the podcast had not ever been aired, so here it is now!

If you haven’t heard the original podcast, click here for the link.

What happens when you decide to no longer be in the day to day of a family business BUT you still want to reap the benefits of the business?

How do you manage your client base when the management of a family business changes either through sell out or buy out?

This week Kim and Fulyana look at some examples to share their thoughts on the management of these situations.

How often do we hear, when suggesting a change to a process, “we tried that before, it didn’t work”? This week Kim and Fulyana look at how useful experience can be when we harness it in a way that makes it beneficial for both parties.

Do you have a way to encourage cross fertilisation of ideas and processes?

In Part 3 of our discussion with Midori Verity, Kim and Fulyana hear about the future of goal setting in both a business and personal sense along with some practical steps for implementing the concepts that have been considered over these three podcasts.

Do you know your “Zone of Genius’? This week we continue Kim and Fulyana continue their discussion with Midori Verity looking a zones of genius and neuro-plasticity.

This week we begin a 3 part discussion with Midori Verity about goals, goal mapping, entrepreneur thinking and leading in the business world as well as discovering our “zone of genius”.

Fuel to Fire website

Using experiences of their own as well as some great examples send in by listeners, Kim and Fulyana look at how a simple “thank you” to acknowledge specific service can have a huge impact. It is equally important when the service has not met expectations, if it has been addressed and rectified.

In the final part of our discussion with Beatrice Adenodi, Kim and Fulyana consider the process of “changing lanes” in our thinking so that we can look at repetitive behaviours from another perspective.

In the second part of our discussion, Beatrice challenges the way the words leaders, managers and bosses are used as well as the “human” part of our resources in organisations.