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Last week I was chatting with a few good friends about our typical working days and the hours we all work. As a business owner, they expected me to share all the details of my 100-hour weeks and stressed life.  I didn’t.  Because over the last few years, I have focussed relentlessly on ‘being’ productive, while scaling…

A few weeks ago a fellow business owner put me onto the essays of Warren Buffet. He hasn’t as yet written a book; however, his regular newsletters on the success of Berkshire Hathaway are enlightening.  As I was preparing to write this post, a few of his quotes kept playing round in my mind about how we work with…

Here at Centredexcellence, we speak to recruitment business owners daily. They are ‘salt of the earth people’, hard workers who are committed.  When they come to us, something isn’t working.  It seems like no matter what they do, they can’t maintain the growth they want.   It makes them feel frustrated and for some, failures; though they hide this part very well.  Not pleasant is it, to be in this place after…

It’s sometimes a challenge to identify in detail what makes a great leader.   You know it when you are working with one, and if you have been lucky enough to have that experience; good for you. At least you have a role model on which you can benchmark your own skills, attributes and behaviours.  So, a question for you….  Does your recruitment team identify you as a…

I was listening to a video the other day by a well-known consultant, and he was sharing his observations about recruiting.  His business is scaling fast, and he was talking about the need to bring onboard exceptional talent.   He highlighted how this was one of his own KPIs currently to ensure the future growth of his organisation.  Of…

If you hit Google and search on the word wealth, you will find many definitions and not only references to money either.  Dictionary.com talks about an abundance of valuable possessions, which is interestingly followed by well being and a plentiful supply of a, particularly desirable thing.  I wanted to start by pre framing this post to direct your focus on the fact that wealth means different…

Over the last few posts, we have shared different ideas on how you can set yourself up for success.  From what to give up to how to have a perfect day.  All critical for your success alongside a great billing team that consistently performs well.  Ummm… this last point can often be a stumbling block for many recruitment organisations.  A high performing billing team is critical.  That includes…

Katy and I are on a real mission this year to enable recruitment business owners everywhere to lead a better life. We eluded to it in our previous post about five steps to the perfect day that you can read here. No recruitment owner I have ever met could be described as lazy. More likely…

When we start working with many recruitment business owners, they are experiencing anything less than a perfect day. They are juggling an ever increasing ‘to do list’ a team that don’t bill as well as they do and a constant roller coaster of highs and lows. Then just as things seem to be going well,…

Over the last few posts, we have been sharing some key shifts to make if you want to move your recruitment business forward over the next year.  Today let’s talk about something that is pivotal to your success, and it’s to invest in the services of a mentor. My personal experience over the past ten years has demonstrated this to me time and time again.  [Important:…