Leading and Managing a Business

Introduction

Who’s it for?

Managing Directors and Aspiring Managing Directors who would value some expert advice on how to set up a business or reconstruct a business for success avoiding all of the pitfalls that management falls into.

There are universal principles that determine what works and what doesn’t in business and the same can be said about leadership and managing a business. The disciplines of leading an enterprise, no matter where it is in the world or what type of business it is, are the same.

The first practice of the leader of an enterprise is learning how to live with being alone. How to come to grips with it. This is true in established businesses as well. At some point the ‘buck stops’ with the leader and they must make the right decision. They then question themselves – ‘did I make the right decision?’ – ‘was I right about that?’ – ‘could I have done this another way?’ – ‘did I just do something stupid?’

The leader never thinks to ask those around her or him what they think? Or do they? They are supposed to be the leader so they must make all of the final decisions.

We explore this principle throughout this course and help you run your business better.

We will talk about the five essential skills of leadership:

Concentration
Discrimination
Organisation
Innovation
Communication

and how mastery of these skills will improve your leadership and the performance of your team and company.

We will also introduce the seven essential disciplines of running or leading a business and creating a Business Plan for your business that will ALWAYS work versus the traditional business plans that too often are unworkable or gather dust.

At the end of this course, you will be better equipped to lead your business with tools, techniques and processes that will support and guide you all of the way. Enjoy it.