Coaches

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 [...]

You haven’t built a business. You’ve built yourself a job. I meet a certain kind of business owner more often than any other. By most measures, they're successful. There’s good revenue, decent margins, a team around them and a story [...]

Helen Zille joins The Business Hour with ActionCOACH on SAUMA HD Radio for a special conversation on leadership, business, entrepreneurship and South Africa.

The Middle Management Black Hole When your managers become the people who bring you problems I was talking to a founder recently, who looked completely exhausted. She wasn't tired, it was the feeling of 'I'm done, I can't do this [...]

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, [...]

The Gravity Principle: why your business feels heavier than it used to I've spent more than 30 years building businesses, buying businesses, selling businesses and sitting across the table from founders who all eventually ask me the same question, in [...]

The question nobody asks successful people Yesterday I asked a CEO a question I don’t often ask: "Who's your CEO?" He laughed, then he looked at me for a few seconds and said, "I don't have one." The conversation could [...]

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 [...]

Growth doesn't need more effort, it needs a different you. Let's start with a very uncomfortable question, one that I ask almost every founder at the start of our coaching journey. "If you went on holiday (completely off-grid) for 3 [...]

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 [...]

The Profit Leak Model Over the years I've noticed that profit almost never disappears because of one dramatic event, it disappears very slowly & quietly. A little at a time, one decision, one habit, one compromise, then another one. Then, [...]

You're probably measuring the wrong thing If you're like every business owner, you probably know roughly what your house is worth. You probably check the property listings in your area every few months and you know if the market is [...]

Every business owner has experienced it. You employ someone who quickly becomes one of your best people. They take ownership, they solve problems, they work hard. You trust them and you start relying on them because they consistently deliver. Then, [...]

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 [...]

If I had a rand for every business owner who told me their revenue has doubled yet they don't feel any better off, I would probably have bought an island next to Sir Richard Branson (ok, not quite...but you know [...]