Clarity of thinking is key to success in business

Running a business is a complicated brief, high-pressure and time-consuming. Running one successfully enough to have time to properly enjoy the fruits of it - that's what every business-owner aims for.

It can be done, says high performance business development coach Tarlochan Gill. And clarity of thinking, assisted by some good old-fashioned writing things down, is key.

Business owners have two important lists that are constantly on our minds: Our list of ‘Frustrations’ and our list of ‘Wants’.

Many business leaders have frustrations such as: A lot of issues that go with a growing business; lack of awareness within the business around ongoing issues; lack of action around that awareness to address those issues

Does this sound familiar?

I also continuously hear from business leaders a list of ‘Wants’. "I just want my people to get the job done"; "I want more time to focus on what I love and enjoy”; "I want to kick back a bit."

Many of us still want a growing business somehow to be less hands-on. Is this possible? Can we have both?

In my experience, there is a lot we can do.

Firstly, as a business owner, you need to pinpoint your strengths and weaknesses. No, not in your head! On paper! You need to ink it, and really think it through. Then see how these traits are playing out in the organisation in the context of your ability to: Inspire people to see the vision as you do; influence others to care about what really matters; get things done.

As they say, “know your weaknesses”, and “play to your strengths.”

If you haven’t already done this exercise, I urge you to invest some time in doing it. High-performing business leaders address this exercise on a regular basis. We know that, as leaders, we are key to how the business performs. We need to be at the top of our game. We set the tone, the standards and the energy. It all starts with us.

To take the guesswork out of this exercise, and to get tangible, useable results quickly, we have developed a powerful tool called the Business Leadership Profile (BLP) to clearly identify and clarify strengths, weaknesses and ambitions.

From this profile we create key, tailor-made coaching programmes that can expedite high-performance leadership by directly addressing your frustrations and achieving your wants now, rather than constantly deferring them.

Your frustrations will continue to run the show until you get clarity about what you really, really, want.

* If you want to know more, please contact me at tc@tcgill.com or call 07977 007350 and we can arrange to have an informal chat. I can show you what we do, how it works and how it can be applied to transform frustration into performance.