BM015 | How to Perform Your Best in Business

Research has shown that on average your organisations culture is 8 times more impactful on the performance of your organisation than your business plan. Understanding how to create a high performance culture in this day and age is vital.

If there are more than 2 people in your organisation then guess what? You already have a culture! Understanding what that culture is, what you want to become known for in the marketplace and even why you work together is imperative for performance.

In this interview, Dale Beaumont, founder and CEO of Business Blueprint®, talks with Michael Henderson about “How to Create A High Performance Culture”. He even shares a little about the All Blacks and their culture.

By listening you’ll discover; What we can learn from tribal behaviour;What is culture and whose doing it well;How do you empower ownership of culture;What types of culture are there;What is the strategic intent of these different types and finally How to celebrate your culture.

More interviews and heaps of other great business resources are available at http://www.BusinessBlueprint.com/podcast, so head over and take advantage of all the free information!

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Did you know that 73% of Australian business owners are going it alone? If you’re a solo entrepreneur, you’re going to have to work out how to stay motivated and when to get help if you find yourself wearing too many hats. Whether you work from home, in a shared office space or your own office there will be a point where you need to consider expansion.

In this interview, Dale Beaumont, founder and CEO of Business Blueprint®, talks with Robert Gerrish about “How to Be A Successful Solo Entrepreneur”. 

By listening you'll discover; how to overcome the key challenges of solo entrepreneurs; specific techniques to stay motivated; how to increase your efficiency, productivity and ultimately growth; what support networks are in place when you just can’t make a key decision alone; and finally the best way to manage your expansion.

More interviews and heaps of other great business resources are available at http://www.BusinessBlueprint.com/podcast, so head over and take advantage of all the free information!

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Today we're talking with Shar Moore, author of the book "Broke to BMW" and founder at YNetwork and YMag as she tells her extraordinary story of entrepreneurship. Her experiences are unique and today we're discussing "How to Do Business in Challenging Times".

By listening to this Podcast you'll discover:

• How to grow your business without spending money on advertising
• How to start over and completely turn things around when you've hit a wall
• The number one thing you shouldn't do when things start to go wrong
• The mindset you need to have around your financials to turn yourself around
• Where to look for answers when you're feeling lost
• And, how to get creative with marketing ideas when the traditional strategies aren't cutting it!

Until next time, happy business building!

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Did you know that your current pricing maybe the biggest factor holding you back from major profitability in your business? 

In this interview, Dale Beaumont, talks with global pricing expert, Steve Major about "How to Price your Products and Services for Success". 

By listening, you'll discover; why pricing is crucial to the health of survival of your business; why increasing your prices may or may not impact your bottom line; the different pricing rules when it comes to products and how they differ to services; real life case studies and how pricing single-handedly transformed three major companies; and finally how to take these strategies and put them into action. 

For more information, head to http://www.BusinessBlueprint.com/podcast and there subscribe to receive dozens of additional resources to assist your growing business.

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We know that great companies are built by great people. That's why as a business owner your obsession needs to be attracting and keeping the best talent you can find.

In this Podcast episode, join Dale Beaumont, founder of Business Blueprint®, as he speaks with Brook Alexander, author of the book "Super Talent", about how to "How to Attract and Keep Great Talent".

By listening to this Podcast you'll discover; why it's important to be an attractive employer; the four currencies of Super Talent and how they work; how important money is to the decision making process of Super Talent; what things you should do specifically during the recruitment process; the best way think about Incentives, Rewards and Bonuses; and simple strategies for retaining great staff for the long term.

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Once you become successful in business, you're going to attract competitors and copy-cats. While you can't prevent this from happening, you can take steps to protect yourself and at the same time make it more difficult for competitors to leverage off of your hard work.

In this interview, Dale Beaumont, founder and CEO of Business Blueprint®, talks with Geoff Moller about "How to Protect your Intellectual Property". 

By listening you'll discover; what makes up your intellectual property; what is automatically protected by common law and what you need to register; the difference between a trademark and a patent; an explanation of the concept of "classes" and how they work; how long does it take for a trademark to get approved; and finally, how to go about trademarking your brand globally.

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During this Podcast Dale Beaumont, founder of Business Blueprint®, talks with small business marketing expert,Franziska Iseli. Franziska is the Director at Basic Bananas, a Sydney based company that focuses on helping small businesses attract more clients and grow, but also really enjoy the process!

By listening you'll discover:

• How any business owner can become a good marketer by learning to observe
• The most common marketing mistakes that small business owners make
• The two questions you need to ask to find your business's "uniqueness"
• Why you shouldn't forget about offline marketing when you have an online marketing strategy
• And, the most important strategy in marketing - collaboration!

There's some great information for any type of business in this podcast, so if think your marketing could use some work, listen in!

Until next time, happy business building!

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During this Podcast Dale Beaumont, founder of Business Blueprint®, talks with business and wealth expert Tim Farr. Tim uses Benchmarking to help his business clients get more time, improve team efficiency and increase profit to reach their financial goals.

By listening you'll discover:

• How your financials can tell you exactly what you need to do in your business and why most of us ignore it
• The information your accountant isn't telling you about your financials
• How Benchmarking can show you where you sit in comparison to the market leaders and if you need to improve
• How to create a more successful budget based on ratios 
• And real life examples of businesses benefitting from implementing Benchmarking

Enjoy the insights from Tim on how to really nail down your financials and grow your business!

Until next time, happy business building!

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During this Podcast Dale Beaumont, founder of Business Blueprint®, chats with award-winning entrepreneur Andrew Smith. Having once worked over 80 hours per week today, Andrew works in his business just two hours per week and still it produces millions of dollars every year in income. 

By listening you'll discover; how Andrew went from working over 80 hours a week to just 2 hours per week; how to develop the right mindset so you don't become a slave to your business; why having a life plan is just as just as important as having a business plan; how to deal with staff issues if you're not at the office; and how to manage your business remotely, so you always have your finger on the pulse.

Be warned Andrew Smith is a true Aussie, so if you're listening to this Podcast from outside Australia you'll appreciate the authentic Aussie accent.

Then for more information, head to http;//www.BusinessBlueprint.com/podcast where you can access more great interviews and leave your feedback and comments.

Until next time, happy Business building! 

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Join Dale Beaumont, founder of Business Blueprint®, as he chat's with Dr Adam Fraser. who is an expert in human performance and has worked with top athletes around the world to help them perform at their best. Today we take those same principles and apply them to business, and discuss how to15 boost your personal productivity, which will ultimately help you to make more money. 

Specifically you'll discover; the three biggest killers of high-performance; what is 'The Third Space' and how it affects your business and personal life, why positive thinking is not always effective for high-performance; and how to get into flow and get more done in less time. 

Enjoy the Podcast and please head to http://www.BusinessBlueprint.com/podcast to leave us your feedback and comments.

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