Have you ever wondered why I'm always talking about diagnosis?

Diagnosing your business. - Well if you have, here’s why!

There are four main parts to The Business Jet Engine:

1. Laying out the Diagnostic = Seeing your business as a system 
2. Scoring = Diagnosing your strengths and weaknesses
3. D
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Plan to Fail!

As the old adage goes – failing to plan is a plan to fail.

According to the Telegraph, prior to 2020 (!) 20% of new businesses failed to make it past their first year, and a staggering 60% went bust within their first three years.

The primary reason – They didn't have a robust and clearl...

Martin Riley - The Business Jet Engine®

What are Strategic Goals?
And why are they so hard to achieve?

Strategic goals are those that will have a significant impact on your business in the long-term. This might include creating a new offering, increasing your capacity or implementing new systems to make...

Is work a conveyor belt of problems?
Or do you celebrate your wins - and party!!?

Winning contracts, streamlining processes, developing staff, hitting targets, achieving goals. These are all victories! Any worthwhile goal takes hard work, time, and commitment to achieve. But having done so we immediately...

Martin Riley - Business Coach - The Business Jet Engine

In our last blog post, Planning for Success we looked at the Power of 3s; setting just three priorities for the year ahead. To achieve these, so they don’t just remain a wish, you need make them specific - by thinking them through in detail.

The V...

Martin Riley - Business Coach - The Business Jet Engine

To ensure your planning is a success, it is important to consider why so many businesses fail.

The UK Government Office for National Statistics reports that the five-year survival rate for businesses that launched in 2009 and remained active in 20...

John Young - John Young Media

3 tips on meeting a deadline - from a TV journalist who faces them several times a day.

John Young knows all about deadlines. He's been a TV journalist for 28 years, appearing as a
presenter and reporter on BBC South East Today since its launch in 2001. Here he shares thre...

Martin Riley - The Business Jet Engine

Problem-solving is one of the fundamental skills of a business person. We're paid to solve the problems of our clients. So we need to hone this skill.

Simple problems can be solved with a quick fix or instant reaction. But complex problems need a structured approa...

Definition: In simple terms, strategic business planning is a series of logical and creative steps to identify the long-term business objectives ranked by importance.

Or - A fresh view on how we want to improve our business. 

If we're going to be strategic, we want to improve the areas that will have t...

The Story of Bin Man Dan - finding the value of the model 

Bin Man Dan is a great example from the early days of The Business Jet Engine®. It shows the clarity given by the model and why it became such a useful tool.

Dan Stone, owner and founder of Bin Man Dan, was a busy man. His business was waste ma...