John Creighton Articles
Your business doesn’t need a cash injection, it needs a 'capability' upgrade. I sat with a founder last week who has a superb business. Healthy revenue and a really solid product, but the moment he walked into our meeting, I [...]
You know that moment. That moment where something inside you just breaks a little, maybe mid-meeting, maybe on a Sunday night and a voice that says: 'I’m done. I can't keep doing this'. Then, almost immediately, you push it to [...]
You started this business for a reason, which was probably opportunity, freedom and the chance to build something that actually matters. For a while, especially in the early days, growth felt exactly like that. More clients, more revenue, more proof that [...]
Most business coaches probably won't say this to you, so here goes - that thing that made you a successful entrepreneur, that 'relentless, figure-it-out, never-quit grind', is the very same thing that's strangling the business you’re trying to build. Ok, to [...]
Your team isn’t lazy. It's your leadership that's creating an accountability vacuum. If deadlines are consistently missed, projects slowing down and your team lacks ownership, the real issue may not be your employees. It may be the systems, expectations and [...]
Time for a real conversation. Not the kind of surface-level chat you have at a networking event but the kind of honest check-in that happens behind closed doors when the stress levels are peaking. You’ve built something impressive. You have [...]
"It’s boring and something we as entrepreneurs and business owners really aren’t inspired by!" That's the line I hear, a lot! I get it...we love the thrill of the deal. We love the 'Aha!' moment of a new product launch. [...]
Are you seeing this, or at least feeling it? You wake up with a clear goal. You sit down at your desk, open a fresh browser tab and head straight for your AI tool of choice. You have one question. [...]
Are you here? You’ve built an incredible business. More impressively, you've survived the startup phase, fought for every client and crossed the R10m, R20m or R30 million mark. By most standards you’re successful but lately, it feels like the walls are [...]
You’ve built a great business. You’ve carried the business through the early uncertainty, the cash-flow pressure, the staff issues, the sales grind and the constant decisions that land on your desk because everyone trusts you to sort them out. So [...]
You're working harder than you've ever worked. Your team depends on you for every decision, every approval, every fire that needs putting out. You started this business to create freedom but somehow you've built yourself the most demanding job you've [...]
You’re working harder now than you did five years ago. The revenue numbers look decent on paper - maybe R20M, R50M, or in the R100'sM. You have a team in place. You have a long list of loyal clients. By [...]