1. Article
Subject: Most Successful Leadership Strategies
Contact Jacqui Stoneman 07747 698169 www.FirstTeamBP.com
The Authority:
The World’s most successful business leaders are some of
the best supported and expensively resourced people in the
world. Why then do leaders of smaller businesses with big
ambitions think they can thrive, even survive, alone?
The Challenge:
This book by Eric Yaverbaum and many other studies reveal
the behaviour and strategies adopted by the most successful
business leaders have a few common themes none of which
are particularly related to skills or talent.
What can the leaders of early stage and SME businesses
learn and apply to step-change the effectiveness of their own
leadership and the performance of the businesses they lead?
‘Best supported’ and ‘most expensively resourced’ should
not be a barrier to learning or to adopting proven strategies
for success.
The Solution:
First Team Business Partners developed its unique ‘peer
partner solution’ to help business leaders address exactly
these issues, affordably and effectively:
 A clear vision, direction and goal for your business
 Focus on two or three things important to your vision
 Communicate your vision, goals, mission to everyone
 Listen to what others say and be willing to act
 Surround yourself with the right people, build a team
 Treat employees exceedingly well, help with
professional and private goals
 Do unto others as you would yourself appreciate
 Be in a business you love and are passionate about
 Constantly innovate to gain and sustain competitive
advantage and serve your customers better
 Plan everything. Leave nothing to chance.
 Don’t just sit there – lead. Take responsibility, make
tough decisions
 Lead by example – don’t expect anyone to do what you
won’t or don’t do
 Listen to the people closest to your customers
 Set performance goals and metrics by which you can
measure performance
 Be service orientated – how can you make the lives of
your customers and employees better, easier and more
rewarding?
Action …
So, the world’s most successful business leaders have a
‘billionaire blueprint’ and are extreme exponents of the
Pareto (80:20) principle. The First Team Business Partners
approach to helping you achieve maximum competitive
advantage is to listen and tailor services to your specific
needs.
Most importantly, do not face leadership alone and
unsupported.
JacquiStoneman@FirstTeamBP.com
+44 (0)203 086 9386
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