Why Aren't More People Self-Employed?
Why aren't more people self-employed? Explore the seven biggest barriers to entrepreneurship, from fear and self-worth to education, risk and confidence, and discover what really stops people starting a business.
Help! My Business Is In Financial Trouble. What Should I Do?
Help! My business is in financial trouble. Learn how to assess cash flow, review costs, improve profitability and make informed decisions before financial pressures become a business crisis. By Heather Ogilvie, Ogilvie Advisory.
10 Reasons You Might Not Believe In Your Own Brilliance (And What To Do About It)
Why do so many capable people struggle to recognise their own value? Heather Ogilvie of Ogilvie Advisory explores 10 common reasons people underestimate themselves and how to build greater self-trust, confidence and self-worth.
Business Is Simply The Art Of Solving Problems
Business success is not about avoiding problems. It is about becoming exceptionally good at solving them. Discover why curiosity, root cause analysis and practical problem-solving are at the heart of every successful business.
How To Turn Around A Business
Business turnaround specialist Heather Ogilvie shares the seven fundamentals of business recovery, including people dynamics, profitability, cash flow management and practical leadership action.
10 Things Every Manufacturing Finance Director Must Understand
Discover the 10 commercial realities every Manufacturing Finance Director must understand, from product costing and yield to working capital, forecasting, supply chains and cash flow. Learn how great finance leaders drive business performance beyond the numbers.
Leadership Can Feel Surprisingly Lonely
One of the things people do not talk about enough in business is how lonely leadership can become once you step into senior roles.
Why Left-Brain and Right-Brain Employees Often Struggle to Understand Each Other
One of the most interesting dynamics inside organisations is how differently people think, communicate and process information. Over the years, I have often found myself working between what I loosely describe as “left-brain” and “right-brain” leadership styles.
Cash Flow Never Lies
Cash tells you what is really happening operationally inside an organisation. This is why I believe every senior leader, not only finance teams, should develop a strong understanding of cash flow and cash movement within their organisation.
Understanding the True Cost of a Product or Service
Many businesses understand turnover extremely well. Far fewer truly understand profitability, and there is an important difference between the two.
7 Considerations for Building a World-Class Strategy
The strongest strategies are rarely the most complicated. They are usually the clearest. They create direction, alignment, confidence and commercial focus across the business, while still allowing enough flexibility for organisations to adapt as circumstances change.
Businesses Are Emotional Systems
One of the biggest things I have learned throughout my career is that businesses are emotional systems, whether people acknowledge that openly or not.