Category: Business Optimisation

Business and Covid-19: Acting now to survive later

The current Covid-19 induced crisis forces businesses to act or go bust. In recent articles we have been highlighting a number of actions for businesses to take into consideration when looking at survival in Covid-19 times. We have also explained that for businesses to survive they need to think ahead. The reality is that businesses […]
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Business Survival – Thinking Ahead in COVID-19 Times

COVID-19 has taken over our thinking and has put all of us on high alert. We are all concerned and worried for the welfare of our loved ones, close and distant friends and neighbours. As businesspeople we are also worried for the future of our businesses and of our employees.   What we know so […]
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10 Points to Help Your Business Survive COVID-19

WHO (World Health Organisation) has declared the COVID-19 virus as a global pandemic. A global recession is expected and unfortunately the COVID-19 is already impacting worldwide economies. In Malta the most visibly hit have been businesses in the travel, hospitality and entertainment-related industries. However, the economic hit is expected to grow as consumption of certain […]
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4 Aspects to Nurturing a Positive Company Culture

Following our post on Corporate Culture – Making or Breaking Performance, we have received interesting feedback and, as a result, we are delving deeper into the matter. No matter how structured and organised a business is, success also depends on having a healthy corporate culture that encourages good and ethical behaviour. In this post we […]
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Corporate Culture – Making or Breaking Performance

When a business’ performance is not satisfactory, sometimes it is not immediately clear what is impacting performance. One aspect that is sometimes misunderstood and very often overlooked is Corporate Culture.   The problem with corporate culture is that if it goes unchecked it can become toxic to the business and the results can be quite […]
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Managers say that Management is a Lonely Place…

Managers, Owners, Managing Directors and all others in leading positions find themselves looking ahead, planning, thinking, wondering and guessing what direction they need to take, what decisions they need to make and how best to navigate the uncharted waters of their business. While doing all this, they need to face their internal teams, lead them, […]
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What Should I Outsource?

Outsourcing had become quite a buzzword that is thrown around and possibly used, misused and abused as a concept. In summary, outsourcing means moving an activity to an external service provider rather than doing it within your company. There are many arguments for and against outsourcing however, in considering outsourcing, it is important to firstly […]
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Successful Managers… at a Cost

Working with businesses has led us to meet a large number of managers who are very successful at what they do. Their staff love them, the numbers look good, customers are happy… essentially all the right messages that a business owner wants to see from his managers. However… when speaking to the manager, we get […]
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Mediation and the Future of an Owner Managed Business

Owner managed businesses make up a good chunk of the economy. Some of these are actually family businesses that are in the second or third generation and have been passed down through time while others are fresh startups that have been started in this generation. In all instances, owner-managed businesses have a number of characteristics […]
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