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Why good governance goes a long way in developing SME directors in a rapidly changing business environment.

Why good governance goes a long way in developing SME directors in a rapidly changing business environment.

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Sandy Geyer explains how the two primary drivers of fear and purpose motive our actions in such vastly different ways. In business leadership I believe that we are driven by two things. The first one is easy – fear. We fear losing face in front of others, we fear losing the respect of others, we fear failing. In fact, we fear just about everything other than the most profound, obvious and undisputed success. Some of us even fear that. The reasons for this enormous fear base can be found in our childhood experiences, our schooling, our peers and our fragile egos but really, their origination is not that important. Whilst it might be helpful to spend hours and hours dissecting and
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Everyone talks about the importance of business strategy, but what does it actually mean in practice? Strategy trainer Ryan Sproull cuts through the jargon to give SME owners a clear, practical framework for thinking strategically about their business.
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