Craig Lourens Articles

Running a business often means making important decisions while managing customers, employees, cash flow, sales and daily operational problems. From the outside, the business may appear successful. Revenue may be growing, the team may be expanding and customers may be [...]

You ask your management team how things are going. The reply: “Everything’s on track.” Great. Until a customer complains. Or a deadline gets missed. Or an issue that should have been sorted out weeks ago suddenly lands on your desk. [...]

Silence in meetings does not always mean agreement. Discover why employees hold back, how it affects team alignment, and what leaders can do to create more open, productive conversations.

By Craig Lourens Large organisations invest significant amounts of money in developing their leaders. Executives attend workshops. Managers complete courses. Teams participate in leadership programmes. Everyone returns to work with new ideas, useful notes and good intentions. Then operational pressure [...]

By Craig Lourens There is a big difference between being busy and being productive. Most leaders are busy. Their days are filled with meetings, emails, phone calls, reports, problems and urgent requests. They arrive at work with a plan, but [...]

By Craig Lourens. It’s probably is the wrong question to be asking, even though this is the question nearly every business owner asks me, “Craig, what does business coaching cost?” I expect to be asked such a question, in fact, [...]

By Craig Lourens There is a point in every business owner’s journey when technical ability is no longer enough. You can be the best plumber, dentist, marketer, etc, in town. You can solve complex problems, delight customers and produce exceptional [...]

By Craig Lourens: Business Coach Women should not have to choose between being successful in business and living a fulfilling life. They can create both.  From the women I have coached, I see women transforming businesses, leading high-performing teams and [...]

By Craig Lourens There is so much in common between sports and Business. The world's best athletes have coaches. CEOs have mentors. Elite performers are surrounded by people who challenge their thinking and help them achieve more. But yet why [...]

By Craig Lourens. “If you don’t know where you’re going, every problem feels bigger than it really is.” The biggest misconception about business growth is that growth starts with marketing, sales, systems or hiring people. To put it simply, [...]

The Six Steps to Freedom. By Craig Lourens If your business only works when you do, you don’t own a business, you own a job. That’s the uncomfortable conclusion that most entrepreneurs come to at some point. The business you [...]

There is a lot of tension in the business community right now. You’re hearing it in conversation, you’re hearing it in decision-making and you’re hearing it in the tone of even the most experienced leaders. Rising fuel prices are [...]