ActionCOACH Team Articles

  • 6 Challenges to Growing Your Business and How to Overcome Them

      Financial Management According to Jessie Hagen of U.S. Bank, as cited on the SCORE/Counsellors to America’s Small Business website http://www.score.org the main reasons small business fail: 82% – Poor cash flow management skills/poor understanding of cash flow, 79% – [...]

  • What Motivates People to Work?

    Motivation is a great driving factor in productivity. It takes a lot to slow down a motivated individual. It is therefore important to ask: what motivates people to work? Motivation to work is much more than the pay offered to [...]

  • Be Crystal Clear on the Outcomes You Seek.

    I have coached many business owners over the years. One thing that always strikes me is how many are happy to just let life take them on a journey, hoping for good outcomes. Whilst there may be philosophical reasons to [...]

  • The Power of Planning

    The new year is now in full swing and over the last couple of weeks I have spent time finalising my own business plan and also engaging with many of our Franchise Partners on their business plans for the year. [...]

  • “You guys are too busy to make money”​

    "You guys are too busy to make money"​ This statement took the wind out of my sails when our financial director said it to my partners and I in another business over a decade ago. He was 100% right, we [...]

  • Why is LOVE so important in Business?

    With the 14th of February traditionally being Valentine’s day, it made sense for my focus to be love and how that pertains to business. But what is love in a business context? After giving it some thought, I realised that [...]

  • Critical traits required for a successful business & life

    Recent research has highlighted several critical traits of successful entrepreneurs and business owners. Growth mindset is one such trait, which is the belief that personal qualities and abilities can be developed through effort and learning. Entrepreneurs with a growth mindset [...]

  • “New Year and same old sh…”

    It’s finally happened.  The 1st of January has finally polarised society. One half is over the moon with excitement of what a new year may bring.  They’ve got exciting goals, or at least some New Year’s resolutions, and they can’t [...]

  • What a difference a year can make!

    What a difference a year can make! One year ago, my family and I were just getting back to ‘normal’ after COVID-19. Then the riots in certain areas of South Africa occurred. This knocked our confidence and our security and [...]

  • A Time To Reflect

    December is upon us, leaving many of us wondering where the time has gone.  It provides us with the opportunity to reflect on the year that has passed whilst clarifying what needs to be done in 2023 to make it [...]

  • What can you Control if you’re in a Cyclical Business?

    There are some sectors that are more cyclical than others, like the hospitality sector which has fairly large swings in demand. But there are numerous industries, micro industries, SMME’s and solo proprietors who are affected by this phenomenon.   As [...]

  • Commitment of employees: A Gold mine or a mine field?

    In today’s environment, change is one of the only things that is guaranteed and it can be easy to get lost in the shuffle of where you, as a business leader, should focus your time and energy. As business leaders [...]