Patrickkayton Kayton

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  • Patrickkayton Kayton commented,

    I've never heard the term quality circles but I get the idea intuitively. And it's a good one! At Cognician we allow project teams to form around needs and to dissolve once the needs are fulfilled...

  • Patrickkayton Kayton commented,

    You can take courses aplenty from a variety of providers including my own company. But what you need more than courses is the habit of continual reflection on what's happening in your business and...

  • Patrickkayton Kayton commented,

    Another way to think about empowering your people is through their own personal development. You might think that personal development programmes are a luxury that only established companies can a...

  • Patrickkayton Kayton commented,

    The extent to which you empower your people depends largely on your culture and as a founder that depends entirely on you. And you can pay lip service to empowerment but what really matter is the ...

  • Patrickkayton Kayton commented,

    Fully agreed. If your people don't feel safe in making mistakes it's unlikely that they'll ever take any risks. Perhaps even worse they'll struggle to make decisions without you meaning that they'...

  • Patrickkayton Kayton commented,

    I try not to make too many assumptions about gender. The variation in people in general before you even begin to consider gender is awe inspiring. I know people who shatter gender stereotypes on b...

  • Patrickkayton Kayton commented,

    That's a great point. You can grow in maturity and capability in many ways before the revenue catches up. Here are a few things that came before revenue for us: • Robustness and stability of our t...

  • Patrickkayton Kayton commented,

    A note on finance... Some entrepreneurs are really good at raising funds for their business. Perhaps more so than they are at making money within the business. The temptation will always be there ...

  • Patrickkayton Kayton commented,

    There were a variety of reasons we expanded. Although I champion the idea of deliberately working towards product/market fit that's not the only factorthat caused us to grow. We had to grow with o...

  • Patrickkayton Kayton commented,

    A client base is one thing but are they the right clients? That is are the sales you are making replicable? If they are then you may have achieved product/market fit. And until you've achieved pro...