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Recognising founder burnout: spotting the early signs and taking action

Recognising founder burnout: spotting the early signs and taking action

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January 16, 2024
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In this second article in our founder burnout series, we explore some of the early warning signs to look out for to help you identify that it is time to start to take action and make some changes in your working life.

Being in flow: embracing ‘good’ stress to enable our best work

Being in flow: embracing ‘good’ stress to enable our best work

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December 11, 2023
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Founder burnout is a real challenge. As you expand your team and grow your scaleup organisation, how can you avoid founder burnout and achieve a greater level of flow state to achieve better performance in your business?

Rethink how you grow

Rethink how you grow

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November 16, 2022
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Our next webinar (1.30pm on November 25th) looks at how a genuine commitment to customer experience can be the foundation of your business growth. We’ll talk about the ways that service design, customer journeys, team involvement and good measurement can help your organisation focus on the things that matter.

Are you at risk of losing sight of your customers’ needs because your focus is on growth above all else?

Are you at risk of losing sight of your customers’ needs because your focus is on growth above all else?

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November 15, 2022
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One of the most common growth pains is losing sight of your customers or clients. Serving your end customer is the reason you set up your business in the first place, and without them your business is in trouble.

What is driving your leadership?

What is driving your leadership?

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November 2, 2022
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Leadership motivation has a direct impact on the culture of the organisation, the processes it uses and the messages it sends to the wider world

Control kills creativity

Control kills creativity

PUBLISHED
October 31, 2022
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When we become too focused on process and forget how important it is to think about work creatively, we stifle are stifling the ability of people to do things differently, reducing productivity, and making it more difficult for our businesses to grow successfully.

Start Up award winner Situu's Harry Murphy shares his top tips on growth

Start Up award winner Situu's Harry Murphy shares his top tips on growth

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October 13, 2022
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Join us for more insights on growing a business – how to face the challenges and overcome the pitfalls at 11am on the 20th of October. Barry McNeill, Organisation and leadership specialist and founder of Work Extraordinary is hosting a webinar where we'll be talking about the risk of growing your business at the risk of losing sight of your customers’ needs. We will be joined by three business owners- all at different stages of growth - who will be sharing info on their journeys to date and offering advice on overcoming the challenges they have faced.

Growth will feel uncomfortable; get used to it!

Growth will feel uncomfortable; get used to it!

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June 5, 2021
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Why you are terrified of attracting more customers.

Why trust should be the foundation of your business

Why trust should be the foundation of your business

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April 24, 2021
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Lessons in how to avoid letting mistrust derail your growing business.

Can work be good for the soul?

Can work be good for the soul?

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April 5, 2021
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As we all reflect on how we recover from the global pandemic, we ask whether work positively influences our lives.

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