At the recent Westpac Auckland Business Best of the Best Awards, the four Strategy & Planning category finalists were all clients of profit and growth consultant Zac de Silva. He shares what he believes those four businesses share (besides his
Business planning
Zac speaks on the top iTunes Business Podcast, Entrepreneur On Fire
In late January, Zac spoke with John Lee Dumas (JLD) who hosts the # 1 award winning business podcast, Entrepreneur On Fire. Some real legends have been on this podcast like Tim Ferriss, Tony Robbins, Gary Vee, Barbara Corcoran and our own Rod Drury.
Plan well to realise your business’ full potential
(As published in the Sunday Star Times and on Stuff.co.nz on Sunday, September 10.) I work with hundreds of businesses of all shapes and sizes every year. Working through a business plan and doing the related strategic thinking is the first thing
What I learnt from time away in USA
Yes I was very lucky being away. It reminded me how getting away from the office is often the best thing you can do to make improvements in your own business and to get inspiration. I attended an interesting business conference (Two12), connected
Plan for critical thinking
(As published in the Sunday Star Times and on Stuff.co.nz on May 21, 2017) They say if you do not know where you are going, then wherever you end up will do. Most small to medium businesses operate this way. Even some large ones. Their
An interesting article on why the losses companies are making are crazy!
I read this and thought it was really interesting hearing about the view on some of the well known companies making massive (mammoth) losses. I do wonder how long they will be able to make losses for vs the cashflow they have from investors (there
Want to be successful in business? Here’s 5 more lessons
(Originally published in the Sunday Star Times and on Stuff.co.nz) There's nothing like a new year to give you a new focus. For 2017 I thought of ten points to concentrate on. Following on from my first five points (you can
Learnings from Alex Ferguson – The legend coach
Hi guys. I read this and thought some great gems on how to run a successful business... Sir Alex Ferguson had amazing success with Manchester United and his sharing of 8 learnings is really