SourceTesti1"Having worked with EBG, my business is making bigger profits than ever before, and I have a clear strategy for getting to my next business milestones." Ben Richards, Aura homes Testi2"I would recommend this strategic planning process to any business owner, as this is the best method I have seen of getting the business plan on to a one page usable document that you can then have to stay focused on what you need to do to take your business to the next level." Chris Poore, Kingston Mortgage Services Hidden 2Hidden 3Email HeaderThank you for taking the time to complete the quiz.Your individual report is compiled in the PDF attached.Email FooterMany thanks,Engineering Business Growthengineeringbusinessgrowth.comClear and Robust PlanningAvailable values for Topic 1Simply count the total number of values someone can possibly achieve. Include all questions from this topic into one score. Do you have a clear and robust roadmap for growth?*No, I don't think I need oneI have an idea of what I’d like to achieveI’ve set goals and made plans but I struggle to keep on track with executing themI’ve set measurable goals in all core areas and have a clear time based strategyThis field is required.Predictable PipelineAvailable values for Topic 2Simply count the total number of values someone can possibly achieve. Include all questions from this topic into one score. How effective is your business at consistently generating quality leads when needed?*Not at all, lead generation is ad-hoc, unpredictable and insufficientSomewhat, they’re not quality leads and I don't know their sourceFairly, I know where to source leads but quality is unpredictableVery, I know how to attract ideal clients as and when I need to for predictable growthThis field is required.Maximising SalesAvailable values for Topic 3Simply count the total number of values someone can possibly achieve. Include all questions from this topic into one score. Do you have a sales strategy and process that maximises conversions and customer value?*No, our approach to sales is ad-hoc, we struggle to convert sufficient numbers to drive growthSort of, conversion rate is OK but I think we can do more to maximise the value of each customerYes, we have a strategy to do this but it’s inconsistentYes, we accurately pinpoint each customer’s needs, maximise the value of each sale and drive repeat businessThis field is required.High Performing TeamAvailable values for Topic 4Simply count the total number of values someone can possibly achieve. Include all questions from this topic into one score. How do you leverage your team?*I’m a lone wolf, no team hereI try to delegate but do most things myself as there are skills gapsI have a team who I trust but I still have to be on top of them, I’d like to free up more of my timeI have a skilled and able team who can run the business without meThis field is required.Financial Leadership / ControlAvailable values for Topic 5Simply count the total number of values someone can possibly achieve. Include all questions from this topic into one score. How deep is your understanding of your finances?*I’m confused about them and it prevents me from making decisionsI have some understanding but don’t feel fully in controlI have systems in place to monitor my finances but don’t know how to use the knowledge it gives me to make decisions and forecastI am fully on top of them. I monitor my P&L & ROIs and forecast effectively, making confident financial decisions to drive growthThis field is required.Time MaximisationAvailable values for Topic 6Simply count the total number of values someone can possibly achieve. Include all questions from this topic into one score. Do you spend enough time on the business priorities?*No, I’m too busy to work out my long term priorities, let alone spend time on themNot really, I know what I should be doing, but I’m too busy with the day to dayI put some time aside but it’s ad-hoc and inconsistentYes, I spend focused and consistent time on driving growth and I ensure my team is doing the sameThis field is required.Platform for GrowthAvailable values for Topic 7Simply count the total number of values someone can possibly achieve. Include all questions from this topic into one score. Does your business use systems, processes and technologies that support growth?*No, I wouldn’t know where to startSome, but they don’t cover all areas and they’re not joined upYes, but they need updating to enable and support growthYes, they’re joined up, consistently deliver and efficiently support growthThis field is required.Innovation and Continuous ImprovementAvailable values for Topic 8Simply count the total number of values someone can possibly achieve. Include all questions from this topic into one score. How focused are you on innovation and improvement?*Some might say I’m stuck in my waysI know this is important but I don’t know where to startI have lots of ideas but struggle to execute on them consistentlyI consistently innovate wherever necessary in order to drive growth, efficiency and improve customer experienceThis field is required.Personal GrowthAvailable values for Topic 9Simply count the total number of values someone can possibly achieve. Include all questions from this topic into one score. How do you feel about developing your own skills and mindset?*I know all I need to take my business to where I want itI’d love to invest in my own development but I don’t know where to startI try to fill knowledge gaps but I'm not always structured in my approach and I don’t know what I don’t knowI’m committed to developing myself and have a structured learning planThis field is required.Strong Strategic NetworkAvailable values for Topic 10Simply count the total number of values someone can possibly achieve. Include all questions from this topic into one score. How powerful is your network?*Lone wolf, remember!I’m not sure where to find the right tribeI regularly network but feel I could get more from these connectionsSuper powerful! It gives me fresh perspectives, clarity, and supportThis field is required.SegmentationHow long have you been running your business?*First 12 months1-5yrs5-15yrs15yrs +This field is required.How big is your team?*1-55-2525-5050+This field is required.What was your turnover in the last 12 months?*up to 100k100k - £1m£1m-£5m£5m+This field is required.Briefly outline what your goals or ambitions are for the next 12 months*For example: -Double revenue, increase profit and free up time -Grow team, systemise and no longer work in the business This field is required.Final Details*One final step before we email you through your PDF report which includes: Your strategic leadership score Your key areas of improvement Personal suggestions to improve each key areaYour personalised report will be emailed to you along with relevant tips supporting your score. View our Privacy Policy * * This field is required.Identify the lowest topic numberDo not edit me. Showing the {N} lowest Key Areas of Improvement LOWEST(N) ~> LOWEST(2) HIGHEST(N) ~> HIGHEST(2) AND Check to is Total number of Highest / Lowest keys wanted to show on Appearance tab OR: use MIN / MAX and check to is Identify the lowest topic number on Appearance tab Topic 1 GapDo not edit me. Topic 2 GapDo not edit me.Topic 3 GapDo not edit me. Topic 4 GapDo not edit me.Topic 5 GapDo not edit me.Topic 6 GapDo not edit me.Topic 7 GapDo not edit me. Topic 8 GapDo not edit me. Topic 9 GapDo not edit me.Topic 10 GapDo not edit me.Topic 1 Yes Most ImportantDo not edit me Topic 2 Yes Most ImportantDo not edit me.Topic 3 Yes Most ImportantDo not edit me Topic 4 Yes Most ImportantDo not edit me.Topic 5 Yes Most ImportantDo not edit me.Topic 6 Yes Most ImportantDo not edit me.Topic 7 Yes Most ImportantDo not edit me Topic 8 Yes Most ImportantDo not edit me Topic 9 Yes Most ImportantDo not edit me.Topic 10 Yes Most ImportantDo not edit me.General Feedback text for Overall score of 0-33%From your self-identified score, it appears you are struggling with providing effective Strategic Leadership to drive growth in your business, and could really use some help.The good news is Strategic Leadership is a skill that can be developed, it’s time to raise your game and step up.General Feedback text for Overall score of 34-66%From your self-identified score, it appears you are doing OK with providing Strategic Leadership to drive growth in your business, but could still do with some improvement.Perhaps you know what you need to do but you need help getting there.Strategic Leadership is a skill that can be developed, it’s time to raise your game and step up.General Feedback text for Overall score of 67-100%From your self-identified score, it appears you are doing really well in most areas with providing the Strategic Leadership needed to drive growth in your business. Well done. Let’s take it even further. Strategic Leadership is a skill that can always be developed. It's time to raise your game and step up.Topic 1 Key Area of ImprovementClear and Robust PlanningTo successfully develop and grow your business you will need a business plan to win customers, improve profitability, manage finances for growth and increase business value. Here are some steps to help you get started:Create a clear vision of your business when it is achieving what you want it to. Imagine your business in it’s ideal state; making the profits you want, delivering services efficiently and effectively and with you in your ideal role in the business.Think about how many sales that ideal requires, how many clients it needs, how big a team, how to deliver those products or services etc.How much progress can you make towards this vision by the end of the year?Break this down into objectives in the five core areas of your business (marketing, sales, operations, finance and talent) for the next 12 monthsUse these objectives to work out what you will do this quarter and then this month.Revisit you plan regularly to review, edit and ensure executionTopic 2 Key Area of ImprovementPredictable PipelineHaving a predictable pipeline means knowing how to find, reach, attract and convert the customers you want in order to achieve your growth ambitions and being able to replicate that. It is one of the key foundations to drive growth as it means you know what and where you will need to invest in order to drive the volume of business you need in order to achieve your growth targets. Follow these steps to help you get started:Look back at the clients you have attracted over the last 12 months - where have they come from? List the answers along with how many clients came from each one.Note how much time and money each of those different channels cost you to work out the ROI.Ask yourself - If you invested more in your most productive channels or the ones that return the best ROI, could you increase your client base and profitability?If you do not have the relevant data to be able to determine this, what do you need to be measuring to increase the predictability of your pipeline and grow the business in a predictable manner?Identify new channels where your target clients or customers are present, create a targeted campaign using various relevant messages and test each to measure ROI as above.Topic 3 Key Area of ImprovementMaximising SalesThere’s a difference between being good at the easy sales that fall your way and being strategic in your approach to sales across the board. Strategically and proactively increasing the number of sales, their value and the amount of repeat or referral business you get will maximise the return from your current and future customer base. Here are some ideas to help you think more proactively about this:Identify which clients you want more of (that are most profitable and are good to work with) and start focusing more of your sales efforts on them.Clarify your sales process and work on every element (especially the conversion process), testing and measuring to be clear on what works and what needs to be done differently to improve results. Gaining a client is the hardest and most costly part of selling so look strategically at what else you can offer your customer base (if there are products or services that would compliment yours that you don’t sell, look for others you could partner with or who have affiliate sales schemes. Make sure you automate or schedule your upselling and cross selling activities.Invest in recruiting and developing your sales team (you, the admin staff or your marketing people may not be the best at sales. It is a skill area in it’s own right and should pay for itself!)Build referral partnerships with people or businesses that have access to significant numbers of your target market.Topic 4 Key Area of ImprovementHigh Performing TeamImagine if your business had to run without you for the next 12 months while continuing on it’s growth trajectory and maintaining a happy, high functioning team that continues to perform. How far is it from being able to do that? Where are the gaps? Here are some questions to ask yourself:Are your team engaged, motivated and aligned with driving the success of the business?Are they all clear on their roles and responsibilities for driving the business growth and maintaining the existing levels of service?Do you have other senior leaders who have ownership of the areas of strategy they are responsible for and are driving those forward?Do you have a structure of key decision makers other than yourself?Do your team have a clear training, growth and development plan that is keeping them fulfilled in their role and allowing them to grow?Have a think about where you have answered ‘no’ to the above questions or you do not feel you are hitting a 100% yes and work out what you need to work on to improve the situation. Topic 5 Key Area of ImprovementFinancial Leadership / ControlBusiness growth success relies upon you having strong financial control over your business. This means having a clear view and accurate understanding of your profit and loss, strong cash flow management and real clarity on your business costs and what you are getting for those costs (ROI). Understanding your finances allows you to make investment decisions to drive growth with confidence - therefore it’s fundamental to successful strategic leadership.If you’re not confident with your financial control, a good place to start is by interrogating your profit and loss report and looking into any lines where you are not sure where the cost is coming from. Make sure you understand all the costs in your business and what return you are getting for them.Think about your staff costs -how do they impact on the business revenue?Think about your marketing spend - How many leads is it generating you and how many sales does that lead to? (What’s the ROI?)Think about any systems you subscribe to or have bought - how much time are they saving you or how much value are they generating?When you feel like you have a handle on these things it’s also really important that you can forecast the cash flow within your business in order to be able to manage your finances effectively as you spend on growth. If you would like some assistance with how to do this check out our resource on cash flow forecasting and how to do it: https://www.buildingblocksforgrowth.com/cashflowforecastingtrainingTopic 6 Key Area of ImprovementTime MaximisationOne of the main challenges we see many of our clients struggle with is dealing with day to day demands, juggling multiple priorities and having enough time to work “on” their business to improve it for the better. Strategic leadership takes place when you're not doing the day to day stuff and have time to think so it is absolutely key it is a regular aspect of your role if you want your business to achieve it’s potential.Here are some suggestions to help you get the most out of your time;Learn to say “no” to free up some timeTaking time out to think, assess and plan will give you clarity on how you want to move forward and will help you focus your efforts on the things that will make the most difference.Prioritise by making tough proactive decisions about where to invest your time. Be disciplined and stay within your priorities. Making sure your team know the priorities will help enforce them. Tell your team what you should and shouldn’t be focusing your time on and give them licence to remind you.Break your procrastinating and time wasting habits and replace them with new positive ones. This is one of the hardest things to crack and there are countless books on the subject. We recommend 'Atomic Habits' by James Clear. Become aware of how you waste time or get distracted and find ways to stop it. This is one of the best ways to start on this journey. Begin by carrying a notebook with you and make a note whenever you waste time or get distracted. Write down what caused it to happen and what were you doing. You can then work on cutting out the causes of the temptations or distractions that you do on repeat.Improving your FOCUS - Follow One Course Until Successful. It comes down to knowing what you need to focus on through planning and minimising distraction. Get yourself in a productive environment when you need to do focus work. Outsource and delegate all activities that are not the best use of your time.Implement systems and processes that enable you and everyone in your business to operate as efficiently and productively as possible.Organise your diary into blocks of time For more on this check out our guide on how to maxmise your time: https://www.buildingblocksforgrowth.com/optin-maximize-your-time1615210517778Topic 7 Key Area of ImprovementPlatform for GrowthHaving your business set up as a platform for growth means it is set up with growth and scale in mind. This means:Having mapped out processes for what is done within the businessHaving those processes systematised as much as possibleLooking at what you do within the business now and asking yourself, If the business were to do double in terms of turnover tomorrow, is everything in place to be able to scale up and:Meet that demand rapidly? Train the new people I would have to bring on board?Be able to deliver the highest quality product or service?One good way to start work on this process of “systematisation” is to ask yourself the following questions:If you were to sell your business model tomorrow as a ‘business in a box’, how easily would your buyer be able to set it up and replicate your processes? Ask yourself;Is everything documented? Is the necessary training in place?Do you have the systems, processes and collateral that support every element of the business process through Marketing, Sales, Operations Finance and Talent Management? If not, where do you need to create these?Consider your current business model and think about where the bottlenecks are.If you were to have twice the amount of leads come into the business tomorrow, where do you anticipate the biggest challenges to be in scaling up to convert, deliver and ensure you get paid by those leads? Asking these questions may highlight core areas to work on to ensure you have a platform for growth. Topic 8 Key Area of ImprovementInnovation and Continuous ImprovementIf innovation is not something you prioritise then it is crucial to examine your mindset in relation to this and think about your business model. Innovation and technology will ultimately touch every industry and with that comes services that are faster, cheaper or better quality in some way.If you're coming towards the end of your business life then you may get away without considering this but if you are planning on being in the business for a while yet, it’s crucial that you consider innovation to remain competitive and ahead of the game. We suggest asking yourself the following questions:How might technology disrupt my industry?How can technology help me make my services or productsFaster?Cheaper?Better?Which area of my industry is likely to be impacted first or next?Who is already adopting technology to drive change in my industry? How can I align myself or my business with them?Additionly, innovation is not just about technology, it is important that you are continuously looking at ways to improve all aspects of your business. Consider where else you have been stuck with the status quo for some time and not asked yourself how you could be doing things differently and better. Put time aside to brainstorm. This could be a great exercise to get your team involved with or you could even conduct a customer survey.Topic 9 Key Area of ImprovementPersonal GrowthGreat leaders are passionate and committed learners. They are always seeking ways to improve themselves by sharpening their skills. They fully embrace the fact that leaders who are growing themselves lead growing businesses. Therefore, they see their own professional and personal development as a worthy investment and focus on their own learning as a strategic resource. Often this can be sidelined as people feel they are too busy. However, it’s important to remember that when you're learning you become a role model for your team and can influence a learning culture, which will support the business growth process. By instilling in yourself and others an approach to learning from failure and mistakes, success and achievements, you will forge forward into the unknown with the ever changing marketplace, business climate and internal circumstances. The strategic leader doesn’t just wait for challenges to arise to determine their learning, but plans for their development with future needs in mind. Strategic Leaders know that personal growth is ongoing. So, for business growth success it's important to focus on developing the necessary competencies, behaviours and skills in areas you need to improve (be that through reading, training or coaching) and then apply that learning in your business. Some suggestions:Do a self analysis to identify any specific areas for development based on current and anticipated needs. Explore some good personal development books. We find there is more time to listen than read and recommend Audible and Blinkist as a good way of digesting concepts quickly and stretching your thoughts.Book on specific skills based training courses to upskill in key areas.Join a group programme with likeminded people who are looking to grow and will challenge you with new ideas and ways of thinking so that you are put in an environment where you are forced to make it happen. This could be either group coaching or masterminding (bear in mind these are different). If you would like to look at some examples of these then why not check out our Next Level Accelerator programme www.nextlevelbusiness.club/accelerator and our Peer Masterminding programme www.nextlevelbusiness.club/peermastermindsFind a coach for some one to one leadership and business coaching. This can help you leverage your leadership skills to maximise your performance to deliver specific personal, professional and organisational goals as well as get more out of your team. Choose wisely as there is no barrier for entry so anyone can say they are a coach! Find out more about our one to one coaching services here.Topic 10 Key Area of ImprovementStrong Strategic NetworkSuccessful business leaders have a strong strategic network, which may include strategically chosen partners or a support network of other CEO’s MD’s and Directors (people who could be counted as peers and understand strategic thinking and strong business leadership).Being part of a group of like minded individuals who are looking to grow challenges you with new ideas and thinking.If you don't have a strong strategic network, it is worth considering what sort of organisations are out there that allow you to connect with other businesses and leaders. It could be in your sector or aligned sectors (which may help you find referral and collaboration partners) or in completely different sectors (which can help open your eyes to different perspectives, innovations and approaches). The important thing is that it is somewhere where you can garner new perspectives and ideas with a group of business leaders you respect. When you are building a network it’s important you are clear on your vision and strategy so that you can share this with others giving them the best understanding of where you want to go and how you intend to get there so they can suggest, challenge, advise and guide you. You are best placed to spot the opportunities most relevant for you.There are two main avenues to build a strategic networking:Business networkingMastermindingBusiness networking can be a great way to build contacts and generate strategic partnerships. However, it can also be quite ad hoc or a drain on your time if you're not careful. You often don’t know who is going to turn up and it can be difficult to find a networking organisation that has the right members for your purposes and it can take some time to figure that out. It is essential you assess this regularly.Masterminding uses tried and tested facilitation methodologies to encourage highly effective conversations that develop relationships at a deeper level and ensure members are fully aware of your intentions so they can support you to overcome challenges, identify opportunities and create plans for growth. This can be the best environment to create strategic partnerships as long as there is a good mix of people in the group.How do you think you would most benefit from making connections and building a network?If you would like to build a network with really meaningful relationships with other like-minded business owners who really get to know and understand you and your business and its challenges and therefore can offer the most pertinent solutions and as a result an extremely powerful network then we offer a couple of groups you may want to consider.Find out more about our Next Level Peer Mastermind here: https://www.nextlevelbusiness.club/peer-mastermindsYou can find out more about our Next Level Accelerator here: www.nextlevelbusiness.club/acceleratorCall to Action 0-33%You are invited to sign up for a FREE series of resources providing inspiration, insight and guidance to support the development and growth of your business.The ‘Building Blocks for Growth’ series covers the key areas you need to develop in order to build an effective business that delivers on your ambitions.Sign up now to receive your first resource right away, get started on this programme and start putting the building blocks in place to enable you to achieve your personal and business ambitions.Call to Action 34-66%If you’d like to up your strategic leadership skills, we’d like to invite you to attend our Next Level Strategy Workshop. We’ve designed the workshop specifically for business leaders and owners of established businesses so you can be sure you will be with your peers. 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