Death by Team-Building? Why Workplace Engagement Often Fails Before It Even Starts
After more than 20 years working within immersive murder mystery experiences, I’ve become fascinated by a recurring workplace challenge: why some team events feel engaging almost instantly, while others quietly lose momentum before they’ve properly begun. This isn’t usually because people dislike team-building. In fact, most organisers put considerable thought into selecting experiences that will bring people together, encourage interaction, and provide value […]
Why One Thing at a Time Still Wins in Business
One of the repeated patterns I hear from clients, and see across small businesses, is not a lack of effort. It is not a lack of ideas either. It is too many things staying open at once. Different clients describe it in different ways. They say the business feels heavy. They say they are working […]
Why your most valuable travel investment isn’t the hotel
When planning a holiday, it’s easy to focus on the obvious things: the hotel, the flights, the destination itself. But the most valuable part of any trip is often the part you can’t see: the expertise behind the recommendations, the thought behind the itinerary, and the support that’s there when things don’t go to plan. We live in a world where travel information […]
Why the ‘Perfect App’ Still Isn’t Fixing Your Workload
You’ve done it. I think we’ve all done it. You find the app, set it up on a rainy Sunday afternoon, and wait for the transformation. Six weeks later you’re feeling just as overwhelmed as you were before. So you start looking for another app. Or you start a thread on social media and get bombarded with 73 new tool suggestions… Here’s the uncomfortable […]
ECHO + REFER — Why Some Messages Travel… And Others Die
The Referral Gap™ Part 2 By Mike Beasant Founder of Message2Market™ Last month, I wrote about The Referral Gap™ — the hidden space between what you think you communicate and what other people actually remember. This month, I want to introduce two simple ideas that sit underneath it: ECHO™ and REFER™ Because most businesses don’t fail through lack of expertise. They fail […]
4D Recruitment: Why Most Franchise Selection Falls Short
Most franchise recruitment stops at financial qualification and a discovery call. The candidate has the funds. The conversation went well. Everyone signs. Six months later, the problems start. The truth is that two of the factors that genuinely predict franchisee success are rarely assessed in any structured way. The result is wrong-fit franchisees, early exits, […]
