Session Six – What have we learnt so far?

This month the BDG took the opportunity to recap and consolidate all that they’d learned so far.  It was a great opportunity to see how much they’d all learned and reflect on what changes they’d made in response to new information, and what still needed to be actioned to make their businesses the best they can be.  Shared information about transformation within group member’s businesses is received with great enthusiasm and support.

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The group revisited each businesses purpose and sought the essential answer to the question ‘why’ they are doing what they do in their businesses.  Core values as an essential part of business culture were discussed, and was one of the more chewed over questions – ‘what are your core values?’

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Organisational structure was revisited and was more relevant after the group members had taken the opportunity to try to plot out their business organisational structure over the last month.  The ten hat structure lent itself to allowing group members to recognising the amount of roles they filled themselves, which roles they enjoyed and which they didn’t, and understanding which roles needed to be filled in order to grow their business effectively, was a very rewarding process.

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Guest speaker Wayne Dellow from Good Communications presented his profiling service to the group and gave great insight into selecting the right personality type to fit into the role that a business may need to fill.  Knowing your own strengths and weaknesses and those of your staff is of great benefit when it is time to recruit a new member.

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Discussions about leadership and the qualities needed to be a good leader gave great guidance to BDG members to enhance their natural leadership skills.  Learning about different types of leadership styles and the strengths and weaknesses involved with each style helped the group to identify the best type of leadership to achieve the results

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