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On reflection

The agency business model is more complex than just keep on keeping on — agencies have to sense and adapt more rapidly than any other kind of business.

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Starting from scratch

Every business needs regular rethinking and redesigning, and it's possible to re-inject that startup freedom and energy without starting from scratch.

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Dancing the tango

It takes two to tango, the saying goes. It's a dance of partners that becomes astounding when both are accomplished in their roles.

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Selling up, or selling out?

If selling your agency comes to your mind be very careful to not slip into selling out. If you want to exit, the route should be through selling up.

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What should we do?

So many leaders struggle to define a clear strategy. This week we'll look at how to formulate a strategy you can actually use.

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Why have you gathered?

In the agency world, people are fortunate enough not to be working only for money to pay the bills. So it means there's a broad range of reasons for why people have gathered in your agency, and why people should want to come and work with you.

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Doing things on purpose

If you feel like you or your agency has lost your inner fire a little, or even if you just see there's an opportunity to be a bit more fired up, then revisiting and clarifying your purpose is the first place to start.

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Employing people in a time of high inflation (pt. 2)

What can you do as an employer in a highly turbulent economy? Lots, actually. Practical suggestions and usable actions so you can safeguard the health of your workplace, look after your team, and sustain a resilient business in challenging times.

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Relight your fire

All the potential to prosper in the next year is there in your business right now, but perhaps your spark could be burning brighter to make it happen.

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Seeing in the dark

What is your view of the future like? How could you establish a regular practice of researching ahead and developing insights into your perspective on what's coming?

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Employing people in a time of high inflation (pt. 1)

We're looking, it would seem, at a period of high inflation with stagnant (or worse) economic growth, and a tight labour market in which people have altered expectations. Here we have a look at what's driving the talent shortage.

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The true hope of optimistic pessimism

I wanted to write about the weird optimism I feel, behind the pessimism about the global outlook.

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Leading an agency in a time of high inflation (pt. 2)

What can you do to lead your agency in a time of high inflation? Well, actually, probably quite a bit. And maybe, this is actually exactly the time when agencies can really shine.

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Leading an agency in a time of high inflation (pt. 1)

Inflation around the globe is escalating quickly. In all likelihood, the world is on the brink of an era of high inflation. A recession may even be on the horizon. This is completely new for virtually all agencies … and most agency leaders, too.

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The fast lane

Part of attracting people to join is showing the benefits to their whole career of spending part of the prime of their working life in an agency.

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High-altitude thinking

The agencies that get ahead are the ones who can see ahead.

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War in Ukraine: Pressures on Food Prices

As we're all appalled by Russia's continuing invasion of Ukraine, we look at another of the consequences, and one that may have an extremely big impact — the price of food. It's being felt already, but there's tougher times ahead.

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Five business books for you in April 2022

For April 2022, there's some interesting books from the world of business and beyond, either out recently or forthcoming, that are worth getting your hands on. Here's five we'd recommend.

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