Category Archives: Business Planning

Strategist, coach and author, Tony Inman discusses effective goal-setting
01 Jun
Attitudes and Mindset, Being Happy, Blog, Business Philosophy, Business Planning, Goal-setting, Home, Managing Change, Motivation, Personal Development, Professional Development, Red Hot Business Success Tips, Red Hot Life Success Tips, Success, Team-building, Values, Principles & Ethics

Is it Better to Focus on Achieving the Goal or on Having Achieved it?

A friend asked this question of me today: I need some help. I recently read a report where it was postulated it is...

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Coach Tony Inman asks if bigger really does mean better?
30 May
Attitudes and Mindset, Being Happy, Blog, Brand development, Business Exit Strategy, Business Philosophy, Business Planning, Business Start Ups, Case Studies, Communication, Customer service, Goal-setting, Home, Human Resources, Latest News, Managing Change, Motivation, Operations and Systems, Organising, Personal Development, Professional Development, Quality Control, Red Hot Business Success Tips, Stress Management, Success, Succession Planning, Team-building, Values, Principles & Ethics, Work and Life Balance

Is Bigger Really Better?

An issue that has popped up for many of my clients has been that of how to grow your business from either a...

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Are you howling about your life or would you rather improve it?
28 May
Attitudes and Mindset, Being Happy, Blog, Business Philosophy, Business Planning, Goal-setting, Home, Managing Change, Motivation, Personal Development, Professional Development, Red Hot Business Success Tips, Red Hot Life Success Tips, Relationships, Stress Management, Success, Values, Principles & Ethics, Work and Life Balance

Are You a ‘Howler’ and if so, Can You Conquer the Pain of Change?

The Story of Walter and the Pain of Change There’s an old story about a traveller visiting the countryside and stopping his car...

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Start with your end in mine says Coach, Tony Inman
31 Mar
Attitudes and Mindset, Blog, Business Exit Strategy, Business Philosophy, Business Planning, Business Start Ups, Goal-setting, Home, Leadership, Managing Change, Personal Development, Professional Development, Red Hot Business Success Tips, Red Hot Life Success Tips, Success, Values, Principles & Ethics, Work and Life Balance

Reverse Engineering

Would you build a house with no design plan and say to your builder, ‘Let’s just wing it and see how it turns...

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Coach Tony Inman asks you why you are in business and what you want it to do for you
30 Jan
Attitudes and Mindset, Being Happy, Blog, Business Exit Strategy, Business Philosophy, Business Planning, Business Start Ups, Communication, Customer service, Goal-setting, Home, Managing Change, Marketing, Motivation, Personal Development, Products and services development, Red Hot Business Success Tips, Red Hot Life Success Tips, Stress Management, Success, Values, Principles & Ethics, Work and Life Balance

What Do You Really Want This Business to Do for You? (Your ‘Why’)

I was recently asked by another business coach, whom I think is a very savvy lady, “So, what’s your favourite question to ask...

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Are You Passionate About Your Business?
21 Jan
Attitudes and Mindset, Being Happy, Blog, Business Exit Strategy, Business Philosophy, Business Planning, Business Start Ups, Goal-setting, Home, Leadership, Managing Change, Motivation, Operations and Systems, Personal Development, Red Hot Business Success Tips, Success, Values, Principles & Ethics, Work and Life Balance

Do You Have to Love Your Business to Make It Work?

Most of the ‘experts’ will tell you that if you want your business to be successful, you have to love what you do,...

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Coach Tony Inman talks about creative visualisation
24 Aug
Attitudes and Mindset, Being Happy, Blog, Business Planning, Business Start Ups, Goal-setting, Home, Managing Change, Motivation, Personal Development, Professional Development, Red Hot Business Success Tips, Red Hot Life Success Tips, Success, Travel, Values, Principles & Ethics, Work and Life Balance

Why Crazy’s Fine with Me!

You know when you go to a networking breakfast and it’s your turn to stand up and speak, do you ever feel like...

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If you've been suddenly made redundant, why not talk to coach Tony Inman about your options
13 Aug
Attitudes and Mindset, Being Happy, Blog, Business Philosophy, Business Planning, Business Start Ups, Goal-setting, Home, Human Resources, Legal Issues, Managing Change, Motivation, Overwhelm, Personal Development, Products and services development, Professional Development, Red Hot Business Success Tips, Red Hot Life Success Tips, Stress Management, Success, Values, Principles & Ethics, Work and Life Balance

Why Blind Freddy’s Disaster Came Good and How Your Life Could Also Be So Much Better!

Fred Smith had no idea of what was about to happen on that fateful day in early 2015 when his boss summoned him...

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Use other people's experience. Hire Coach Tony Inman as your business mentor.
07 Aug
Alliances & Joint Ventures, Attitudes and Mindset, Being Happy, Blog, Business Philosophy, Business Planning, Goal-setting, Home, Human Resources, Leadership, Managing Change, Overwhelm, Personal Development, Professional Development, Red Hot Business Success Tips, Red Hot Life Success Tips, Staff Training and Development, Stress Management, Success, Succession Planning, Team-building, Values, Principles & Ethics, Work and Life Balance

If You’re Struggling in Business, You Don’t Have to Deal with It All on Your Own!

Imagine you have a small business with a tight-knit team of good people and you find yourself having to consider laying one or...

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Flooding can have disastrous consequences
03 Jun
Attitudes and Mindset, Blog, Business Exit Strategy, Business Philosophy, Business Planning, Customer service, Home, Managing Change, Motivation, Organising, Professional Development, Quality Control, Red Hot Business Success Tips, Staff Training and Development, Stress Management, Values, Principles & Ethics

Always Expect the Unexpected!

In a week where even the Louvre Museum has had to close its doors so that staff can move priceless artworks to safety...

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If you apply Leicester City's principles to your business you can achieve great things
06 May
Alliances & Joint Ventures, Attitudes and Mindset, Being Happy, Blog, Business Philosophy, Business Planning, Communication, Goal-setting, Home, Human Resources, Leadership, Managing Change, Motivation, Organising, Personal Development, Red Hot Business Success Tips, Red Hot Life Success Tips, Staff Training and Development, Success, Team-building, Values, Principles & Ethics

Five Great Insights Your Business Can Learn from Leicester City Football Club!

When the odds are stacked against you at 5,000 to one that you won’t be successful and you pull it off so effectively...

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What if I stuffed up?
29 Apr
Attitudes and Mindset, Being Happy, Blog, Business Philosophy, Business Planning, Communication, Home, Human Resources, Leadership, Managing Change, Marketing, Motivation, Networking, Overwhelm, Personal Development, Professional Development, Publicity, Red Hot Business Success Tips, Red Hot Life Success Tips, Relationships, Stress Management

Me, Myself and I – What to Do about Self-Doubt

In Downtown Los Angeles Boris woke up with that gnawing feeling in his stomach. He hadn’t slept well. In fact he had tossed...

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Leroy's new cards front
02 Nov
Attitudes and Mindset, Being Happy, Blog, Brand development, Business Administration, Business Exit Strategy, Business Planning, Case Studies, Managing Change, Marketing, Products and services development, Red Hot Business Success Tips, Success, Work and Life Balance

Club Red Inspiration Case Study – Leroy Brown Carpentry

 Firstly, for the record, I’d like you to know that Leroy and Carolyn bravely gave their permission for me to share their story...

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11 May
Alliances & Joint Ventures, Blog, Brand development, Business Philosophy, Business Planning, Home, Leadership, Legal Issues, Managing Change, Marketing, Networking, Products and services development, Red Hot Business Success Tips, Red Hot Life Success Tips, Relationships, Social media marketing, Success, Team-building, Values, Principles & Ethics

5 Tips on How to Create Strategic Alliances that will Help You Succeed

A topic that I have brought up a few times with different clients during this last week is the concept of strategic alliances....

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25 Nov
Attitudes and Mindset, Being Happy, Blog, Brand development, Business Philosophy, Business Planning, Communication, Customer service, Goal-setting, Human Resources, Leadership, Managing Change, Motivation, Operations and Systems, Professional Development, Quality Control, Red Hot Business Success Tips, Relationships, Staff Training and Development, Success, Succession Planning, Team-building, Travel, Values, Principles & Ethics

Decisions and the Devil – Why the Skies are Not the Limit

When a Swedish businessman named Jan Carlzon took the controls in the hot-seat of an ailing airline back in 1981, he must have...

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18 Nov
Blog, Business Administration, Business Exit Strategy, Business Planning, Business Start Ups, Customer service, Legal Issues, Motivation, Operations and Systems, Quality Control, Red Hot Business Success Tips, Sales, Staff Training and Development, Success, Succession Planning, Team-building, Work and Life Balance

Why Would You Systemise Your Business?

Not having systems in your business could be a disaster waiting to happen, yet many business owners and managers don’t bother or think...

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02 Nov
Attitudes and Mindset, Being Happy, Blog, Business Philosophy, Business Planning, Goal-setting, Health and Fitness, Managing Change, Overwhelm, Personal Development, Professional Development, Red Hot Business Success Tips, Red Hot Life Success Tips, Relationships, Stress Management, Values, Principles & Ethics, Work and Life Balance

5 Red Hot Tips for Dealing with ‘Overwhelm’

Have you ever felt paralysed by indecision, like everything’s happening all at once and you just don’t know which way to move? One...

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29 Aug
Blog, Brand development, Business Administration, Business Exit Strategy, Business Philosophy, Business Planning, Business Start Ups, Home, Legal Issues, Managing Change, Marketing, Promotions, Publicity, Red Hot Business Success Tips, Success, Succession Planning

The Two Brand Names Predicament – Separate or Merge?

If you have two or more businesses, should you keep their names and brands separate or should you look at merging them? This...

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02 Mar
Attitudes and Mindset, Blog, Business Philosophy, Business Planning, Human Resources, Personal Development, Professional Development, Quality Control, Red Hot Business Success Tips, Relationships, Staff Training and Development, Succession Planning, Team-building, Testimonials, Values, Principles & Ethics

Reasons Why Small Businesses Often Fail (No. 2) – Wrong People

The following is a media release issued on March 2nd, 2013 by Antony D Inman of Club Red Consulting It’s great to know...

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10 Jun
Attitudes and Mindset, Blog, Brand development, Business Philosophy, Business Planning, Customer service, Human Resources, Leadership, Operations and Systems, Professional Development, Quality Control, Red Hot Business Success Tips, Relationships, Staff Training and Development, Stress Management, Success, Succession Planning, Team-building, Values, Principles & Ethics

Back to Basics!

If you ask any of my former staff they can tell you that this was a regular catch cry of mine at our...

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