The Growth Business

Doing good business in lockdown is a tough test of leadership - that's the message from my latest guest - business advisor Andrew Ford.

Andrew and I sat down on either side of a Zoom link to talk about what the best business leaders are doing now during Covid 19 - how they are adjusting their business plans and motivating teams to work well together.

It's clear that Andrew thinks getting digital is a MUST and that if you haven't made moves yet then it is not too late! This lockdown has only served to accelerate the trend towards digital platforms and now is the time to research providers. You can look around at our Express digital technology here.

You'll also get advice on how to capitalise on a tricky situation so you come out strong plus a look at the really important issue of keeping up morale and good mental health.

In the end we decided the best thing was to be ourselves - authenticity rules! So  sit down with a coffee or similar for 15 minutes and enjoy our chat.

Stay safe,

Lucy

You can find out more about my guest Andrew Ford here; at Customer Gig  and you can Linkin with him here

Doing good business in lockdown is a tough test of leadership - that's the message from my latest guest - business advisor Andrew Ford.

Andrew and I sat down on either side of a Zoom link to talk about what the best business leaders are doing now during Covid 19 - how they are adjusting their business plans and motivating teams to work well together.

It's clear that Andrew thinks getting digital is a MUST and that if you haven't made moves yet then it is not too late! This lockdown has only served to accelerate the trend towards digital platforms and now is the time to research providers. You can look around at our Express digital technology here.

You'll also get advice on how to capitalise on a tricky situation so you come out strong plus a look at the really important issue of keeping up morale and good mental health.

In the end we decided the best thing was to be ourselves - authenticity rules! So  sit down with a coffee or similar for 15 minutes and enjoy our chat.

Stay safe,

Lucy

You can find out more about my guest Andrew Ford here; at Customer Gig  and you can Linkin with him here

How to do Sales and Marketing in a crisis: Your Questions Answered

I've spent the last few days wondering how to do my job! I work in social media marketing and I have colleagues in sales and customer service all thinking the same thing. If you have too then this podcast chat will be pretty useful.

I hooked up with Kate Bradley Chernis and Lauren Turow from one of the smartest small business start-ups I know - the social media scheduling platform Lately. We spent just under half an hour chatting about everything from how to do sales and marketing in a crisis to how to be a start-up in a slow down - oh yes and how to get hold of hair dye!

They are great business people, full of ideas and advice on how to relate to your customers when no one really knows what's going on. They are also great people and that seems to be the message. The more human and empathetic we can be the more we can help one another.

So here it is - do check out Lately - I use it and its pretty good!

How to do Sales and Marketing in a crisis: Your Questions Answered

I've spent the last few days wondering how to do my job! I work in social media marketing and I have colleagues in sales and customer service all thinking the same thing. If you have too then this podcast chat will be pretty useful.

I hooked up with Kate Bradley Chernis and Lauren Turow from one of the smartest small business start-ups I know - the social media scheduling platform Lately. We spent just under half an hour chatting about everything from how to do sales and marketing in a crisis to how to be a start-up in a slow down - oh yes and how to get hold of hair dye!

They are great business people, full of ideas and advice on how to relate to your customers when no one really knows what's going on. They are also great people and that seems to be the message. The more human and empathetic we can be the more we can help one another.

So here it is - do check out Lately - I use it and its pretty good!

The Growth Business talks to SMB tech expert Laurie McCabe

Are you spending way too much time just trying to get stuff done? Want to let technology free you up to focus on the big picture, but not sure where to start?

Laurie McCabe from the SMB group is genuinely one of the best people I've heard on this subject. (She was recently named number one in the 30 Must-Follow Small Business IT Influencers in BizTech magazine.) She is clear about the benefits of technology and guess what? She says it has never been a better time to be a small or medium sized business (SMB) looking to buy into greater business efficiency from tech.

Find out why Automate, Organise and Integrate should be your new mantra and why you don't need to be frightened of the buzzwords digital transformation, machine learning and AI.

We packed a lot into this 20 minute episode - so I hope you enjoy it.

To find more from Laurie

Visit Laurie at her website www.smb-gr.com

or her blog lauriemccabe.com

More about us

In case you were wondering - I’m your host Lucy Thorpe and I’ll be dropping more of these chats monthly to help business leaders think through some of the key issues facing business today including leadership – employee engagement, new technology and social media.

In my day job I help spread the word about SAP Business ByDesign as the head of content and social media at InCloud Solutions. See you next time!

The Growth Business talks to SMB tech expert Laurie McCabe

Are you spending way too much time just trying to get stuff done? Want to let technology free you up to focus on the big picture, but not sure where to start?

Laurie McCabe from the SMB group is genuinely one of the best people I've heard on this subject. (She was recently named number one in the 30 Must-Follow Small Business IT Influencers in BizTech magazine.) She is clear about the benefits of technology and guess what? She says it has never been a better time to be a small or medium sized business (SMB) looking to buy into greater business efficiency from tech.

Find out why Automate, Organise and Integrate should be your new mantra and why you don't need to be frightened of the buzzwords digital transformation, machine learning and AI.

We packed a lot into this 20 minute episode - so I hope you enjoy it.

To find more from Laurie

Visit Laurie at her website www.smb-gr.com

or her blog lauriemccabe.com

More about us

In case you were wondering - I’m your host Lucy Thorpe and I’ll be dropping more of these chats monthly to help business leaders think through some of the key issues facing business today including leadership – employee engagement, new technology and social media.

In my day job I help spread the word about SAP Business ByDesign as the head of content and social media at InCloud Solutions. See you next time!

Two thirds of your workforce is disengaged - can you afford to do nothing?

This is the stark warning from my guest on the Growth Business podcast today, Andrew Sherman, who has written a book warning business leaders of the stark reality out there - your employees may well hate you!

So what can we do about it and how can we build an atmosphere of trust and good leadership? Listen in to hear more by clicking on the player below and use the buttons to subscribe so you never miss an episode...

If you want to hear more from Andrew you can get his book - The Crisis of Disengagement: How apathy, complacency and selfishness are destroying today's workplace on Amazon. In total he has written 27 books - count em and has a Wiki page here .

I'm your host Lucy Thorpe and I'll be dropping more of these chats monthly to help business leaders think through some of the key issues facing business today including leadership - employee engagement, new technology and social media.

In my day job I help spread the word about SAP Business ByDesign as the head of content and social media at InCloud Solutions. See you next time!

Two thirds of your workforce is disengaged - can you afford to do nothing?

This is the stark warning from my guest on the Growth Business podcast today, Andrew Sherman, who has written a book warning business leaders of the stark reality out there - your employees may well hate you!

So what can we do about it and how can we build an atmosphere of trust and good leadership? Listen in to hear more by clicking on the player below and use the buttons to subscribe so you never miss an episode...

If you want to hear more from Andrew you can get his book - The Crisis of Disengagement: How apathy, complacency and selfishness are destroying today's workplace on Amazon. In total he has written 27 books - count em and has a Wiki page here .

I'm your host Lucy Thorpe and I'll be dropping more of these chats monthly to help business leaders think through some of the key issues facing business today including leadership - employee engagement, new technology and social media.

In my day job I help spread the word about SAP Business ByDesign as the head of content and social media at InCloud Solutions. See you next time!

I'm so chuffed to introduce you to my brand new podcast. It's called the Growth Business and it's a chance to dig into some of the issues that come up when you're running a business or even simply working for one. In my daily life as a marketer for tech company InCloud Solutions I am constantly wondering what makes a company a great company - what makes a good boss and what's the difference between that and a leader? And honestly - why are so many employees disengaged - that's going to be a great episode I can't wait for you to hear.  One issue close to my heart is what stops companies doing more to replace boring tasks with technology - does anyone know? To stop my head fizzing with all this stuff and making me unproductive I decided to go out and find some answers. The great people I've met and the interviews I'm still conducting as a result have formed the basis for this podcast.  I'll tell you a secret - I didn't set out to make a podcast but I am so glad I did.

If you don't know me already and quite frankly why should you - I am Lucy Thorpe - I write all the blogs for InCloud Solutions who are the UK's experts in SAP technology for mid size companies Business ByDesign. 

It's great to have you along. Please do subscribe to The Growth Business podcast so you can get hold of the first episode when it drops.

I'm so chuffed to introduce you to my brand new podcast. It's called the Growth Business and it's a chance to dig into some of the issues that come up when you're running a business or even simply working for one. In my daily life as a marketer for tech company InCloud Solutions I am constantly wondering what makes a company a great company - what makes a good boss and what's the difference between that and a leader? And honestly - why are so many employees disengaged - that's going to be a great episode I can't wait for you to hear.  One issue close to my heart is what stops companies doing more to replace boring tasks with technology - does anyone know? To stop my head fizzing with all this stuff and making me unproductive I decided to go out and find some answers. The great people I've met and the interviews I'm still conducting as a result have formed the basis for this podcast.  I'll tell you a secret - I didn't set out to make a podcast but I am so glad I did.

If you don't know me already and quite frankly why should you - I am Lucy Thorpe - I write all the blogs for InCloud Solutions who are the UK's experts in SAP technology for mid size companies Business ByDesign. 

It's great to have you along. Please do subscribe to The Growth Business podcast so you can get hold of the first episode when it drops.