Fail to plan, plan to fail

March 2, 2020 by Zac de Silva Leave a Comment

Fail to plan, plan to fail

We’re heading into a new financial year — what have you learnt from the last one? What went right, what went wrong, what was ho-hum? Looking back, which areas of the business do you wish you’d spent more of your focus on, because you can see they really affect the performance of your business?

If you’ve just been too busy to even think about this stuff, let alone the future of your business, you’re not alone — most business owners I speak to are exactly the same. It’s that old gem of being too busy working in the business to work on the business.

This is why I set up my two-day business planning workshops a few years ago. I could see so many of my clients struggled to take the time to really think strategically and make an actual plan — one that was thought through, written down and communicated to the team, so they could get on board with executing it.

More than 500 Kiwi and Australian businesses have now been through one of my two-day workshops and the 5-star reviews (hundreds of them) show the impact it’s had on them and their business. Think you could do with some time out of the office to think strategically on your business and make a definitive 90+ day plan as well as a longer-term plan? Check out my next workshop dates HERE

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Nick Brown, Huffman Sauces
"The business planning workshop run by Zac is a great opportunity to challenge existing thinking in your business and take results to the next level. The workshop was well thought out and provided a structured environment to channel ideas and ambitions. Zac has the perfect presenting style allowing for plenty of interaction amongst your team and networking with other business from a variety of backgrounds. Highly recommended"
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Nelson Raynor, Isle of Eden
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