Getting the right people to do the right thing at the right time, affordably
Unless you are psychic or have more time on your hands than any normal business owner would have, evaluating a potential employee with a CV in hand is a risky…
Build a chassis that can support your business’s growth
Business growth increases complexity: More customers, more locations, more employees, more suppliers, more money, more inventory and….more risk. Where does risk come from? You start to doubt whether you have…
Business success starts with clarity: Why, what and how do you do what you do in your business
As we gain hope that Covid is going to be put behind us, new thinking says it’s going to be part of us. And it’s not fair. Hope was fueled…
Growing your business revenues beyond 100m
Business growth is not a function of luck. 3 elements in play will generate growth despite your levels of luck, hope and prayer. What are the 3 elements? Listen to…
Leading a business through a crisis: Synthesis podcast with Pavlo Phitidis & Howard Feldman
What are the mindsets and actions needed to lead a business through a crisis? Whether it is Covid or a partner fallout, Pavlo and Howard discussed how some businesses consistently…
What is the job of a business owner and how should it change over time?
Time Time, the most precious commodity in the world. Once spent, you can never get it back. Return on time, learning too late that its too late to undo the…
3 Winning Strategies for 2021: an uncertain year ahead
This is part three of Pavlo Phitidis thee-part discussion of how to set your business strategy to cope with whatever it is that 2021 is going to hold for us.…
The 5 Biggest impacts of the Lockdowns on SMES – and what to do about them
Pavlo spent his holidays thinking about and consolidating the biggest impacts that the lockdown and Covid have had on SMEs with a view to then plotting out the remedy to…
The art of a pivot
Pivoting is a jargonized word for resetting your business to be relevant. It’s used extensively in the start-up world and has become a buzz word as a response to the…
Why are mid-size business owners committed to build, grow and dominate in such a bleak economy?
Pavlo Phitidis drew inspiration from an event he had spoken at earlier in the week, with 119 established private businesses turning over between R15million and R200million annually, probably of an…