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Management cadence is one of those phrases that sounds more complicated than it is. At its core it just means the rhythm of structured conversations, reviews, and check-ins that keep a business moving in the right direction. But there are some deeply held myths about what a good cadence looks like that consistently lead SME owners to either over-engineer it or avoid it altogether. Here are the five that cause the most trouble.
Most management meetings in SMEs are longer than they need to be, cover the wrong things, and leave people feeling like they could have just sent an email. The good news is that fixing your weekly meeting is not complicated. This post covers three practical agenda structures, the pros and cons of each, and a clear recommendation for where to start.
When everyone is accountable, nobody is. Single point accountability is the practice of assigning one person to own each outcome in your business, and it is one of the most practical things an SME owner can do to reduce confusion, speed up decisions, and actually get things done. This guide explains what it is, why it matters, and how to build it into the way your business operates.
Service standardisation gets a bad reputation in small business circles. Owners worry it will make their business feel generic, kill creativity, or frustrate clients who expect a personalised experience. Most of those concerns are based on misconceptions rather than facts. Here are the five myths that keep SME owners from building the consistency their business actually needs.
Shrinking margins are one of the most stressful things an SME owner can face, and the instinct to either cut costs aggressively or raise prices immediately does not always produce the result you are hoping for. This post covers three practical approaches to improving product margins, with an honest look at what each one involves and where the real opportunities tend to hide.
Most SME owners collect customer feedback occasionally and do very little with it. A proper customer feedback loop changes that by turning what your customers tell you into a continuous, structured input that actually improves your business. This guide walks you through what it is, why it matters, and exactly how to build one from scratch.
Capability gaps are one of the most common and least visible reasons small businesses stall. You can have a strong strategy, a willing team, and a healthy pipeline and still find that growth is elusive because the business simply does not have the capability to execute. This post covers three practical approaches to identifying capability gaps in your SME, with the pros, cons, and a clear recommendation on where to start.
Skills gap analysis frameworks are often seen as complex, expensive, and relevant only to large organisations. The reality is that most of the assumptions SME owners carry about these frameworks are either outdated or simply wrong, and those assumptions are costing them good people and growth potential. Here are the five myths that need to go.
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