May 2021 Newsletter - How To Make Cyber Security An Ingrained Part Of Your Company Culture

Free Cyber Security Audit Will Reveal Where Your Computer Network is Exposed and How To Protect Your Company Now

At no cost or obligation, our highly skilled team of IT pros will come to your office and conduct a comprehensive cyber security audit to uncover loopholes in your company’s IT security.
After the audit is done, we’ll prepare a customised “Report Of Findings” that will reveal specific vulnerabilities and provide a Prioritizsd Action Plan for getting these security problems addressed fast. This report and action plan should be a real eye-opener for you, since almost all of the businesses we’ve done this for discover they are completely exposed to various threats in a number of areas.
To get started and claim your free assessment now, call 02380 983405, ask for Oliver
SHINY NEW GADGET OF THE MONTH: The Pocket Translator: MUAMA ENENCE

Lead Like Your Life Depends On It
Great leaders are like drug addicts. Here’s what I mean by that: in my journey from being a homeless drug addict with no college degree to becoming a successful leader, I have learned that the leaders who are supposedly great, today and of the past, look like addicts in active addiction – they are fixing, managing and controlling perception to get what they want. I look at the great leaders emerging today, and those who will surface tomorrow, and I see people who will lead in a fundamentally different way – they will look like addicts in recovery. But there’s more to it than that. Consider the following questions: 1. In the last 30 days, have you said yes to something you could say no to? 2. In the last 30 days, have you hit a weakness? 3. In the last 30 days, have you avoided a difficult conversation? 4. In the last 30 days, have you held back your unique perspective? As leaders, we perform these “actions” all the time. I call them our “masks” because we’re hiding our true selves behind our actions. Leaders teach others that they need to hide their vulnerabilities, imperfections or weaknesses in order to be successful. To put on a mask. I want to talk about taking off the mask (pandemic aside!), but this isn’t about any physical mask. It starts by identifying what mask is holding you back. These are the four masks: 1. Saying Yes When You Could Say No 2. Hiding A Weakness 3. Avoiding Difficult Conversations 4. Holding Back Your Unique Perspective (You Don’t Speak Up When You Could/Should) You can learn more about the mask that’s holding you back at MaskFreeProgram.com. This is a free, five-minute assessment that will give you a clearer picture about which mask is holding you back. But more than that, it also gives you an authenticity rating – to help you determine how authentic you are. What does authenticity have to do with masks? When you’re wearing a mask, you are not being authentic – your true self. This rating tells you how close you are to being your true self. So, how do you remove the mask? How do you become more authentic? Mask recovery comes down to three principles: 1. Practice Rigorous Authenticity — Be true to yourself all the time, no matter the cost. 2. Surrender The Outcome — Leaders are taught to obsess over outcomes; focus on what you can control. 3. Do Uncomfortable Work — With this emotional work, we need to take action that is good for us (saying no, having difficult conversations). When you focus on these three principles, you become more authentic. You are able to grow and become the leader for the future – like an addict in recovery.
How To Know It’s Time To Start Scaling Your Business
Creating a business that is scalable isn’t easy, but it’s necessary if you intend to grow – and grow some more. There are three simple ways to tell if you’ve created a business that is scalable. 1. You Have Positive Cash Flow Figured Out. You’ve successfully built a reliable month-to-month revenue stream. It’s money that you can use to invest further into your business – whether it’s to pay for additional employees, technology, systems and processes or all of the above. 2. Everything Has Been Delegated. Delegating is hard for many entrepreneurs. You want to have a hand in everything. But when your team keeps everything running – and everything runs even when you’re not there – you’re in a great place to scale up. 3. You Have More Control Over The People You Get To Work With. Basically, you can start to shape your client base. If there is someone you want to say no to (say you don’t have the full resources to fulfill their needs or they’re just not a great fit), you can move on guilt-free. If you have these three things in place, you have the foundation to scale up safely and to create the business you’ve always wanted. Forbes, Feb. 11, 2021How To Build A Forward-Thinking Customer Culture In Your Small Business
How well do you know your customers and clients? If you want to deliver a stellar customer experience and have a forward-thinking customer culture within your organization, you need to know your customers. What makes them tick? What do they love? Why do they make the decisions they make? More than that, you need to go after the customers who make the most sense to your business. As you grow, you have more opportunity to be picky, so be picky! Develop the customer base you really want. That makes it easier to market to them, because you’re all on the same page. Finally, when you know who you want to target, stay consistent in your messaging. The entire customer experience – from online marketing to your storefront – should all be uniform. Consistency helps build your brand and anchors customers to the overall experience. Forbes, Feb. 15, 2021Who Else Wants To Win A £25 Gift Card?
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