Author: Niall, CEO Nuvem9
Strategic planning and a birds eye consideration of your business is crucial for success but only works when you take the right action across multiple areas of your business. If you’re currently considering some of the topics below, we’ve curated some content that we think you may find useful.
Thinking of Your Team
We are constantly aware of business owner feedback on how to get the best out of their time with the team. Karbon wrote an excellent summary on how to master the one to one meeting.
Thinking of Pricing
A new year often brings an opportune time to review and increase prices. This is an excellent guide to best assess your strategy for identifying and implementing pricing changes.
Thinking of Your Business Metrics
Struggling to grow or scale without the right data? Here are our top Essential Money Metrics to start with to get you in the right place to make sound, strategic decisions.
Thinking of Marketing
Email marketing lead generation is one of the most effective ways of driving new business: 86% of marketers have said it generates good to excellent ROI. Read Sopro’s guide 12 Ways to ace your B2B email marketing lead generation.
Thinking of AI
If you are not thinking about how AI could be impacting your business and wider market, well you should be. If you are already are, this is an excellent read by Sequoia Capital on AI in 2025.
Thinking of Productivity
If you are in a ‘New Me’ mode, its likely you are looking for better productivity in your day. We are strong believers of deep time working and hiving off non meeting days for more output. This article from Zapier is a great read on how to prioritise your to do list for better productivity.
Thinking of Work Life Balance
Are you aware that your work life balance is not quite right, but not sure how to address it? This is a common concern, especially at this time of a year when either a rest or lack of rest due to work, may have brought the situation to front of mind. This Karbon article summarises what you can do to address things (note article is written for accountants, but can be universally applied).
Thinking of Self Improvement
I’m currently rereading Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist. Its one of 4-5 books I continually go back to on my Kindle to refresh and learn again from. For me, reading is one of the most important areas of my investment in self improvement every year. This Medium article is an excellent overview of how to remember what you read and apply it in your daily life.
Thinking of Mental Health
If you are concerned about rejoining the noise and stress of work after a break during the holidays, this Medium article highlights the positive impact journaling can have on your mental health and state of mind. The author says it all, “Journaling isn’t about perfection. It’s about presence. It’s about creating space for your thoughts, your feelings, and your growth.”
Final Thoughts
“It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
P.S. Only have time to read one of these? We suggest Zapier’s article on how to prioritise your to do list for better productivity (and get more time back instantly).
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