Pick our brains - Knowledgebase
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Q. How do you communicate information to staff?
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Q. What kind of good practice do you employ in terms of motivating people?
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Q. What’s been your biggest mistake?
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Q. Do you consider yourself to be a risk taker and what is your perception of risk?
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Q. How do you monitor and predict changes in the business environment and how does this feed into strategy?
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Q. Would you say your major investment decisions are more based on gut feel or scientific data?
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Q. What generally creates the tipping point in making a decision either way?
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Q. What special qualities set the North East apart from other regions?
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Q. How important is customer experience in running a successful business in today’s marketplace?
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Q. In recruiting staff how do you spot the good ones... and perhaps more importantly the bad ones?
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Q. Why is it important to use Key Performance Indicators?
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Q. What does it take to be a good leader?
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Q. How do you taken on board advice and separate the good from the bad?
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Q. How do you know when is the best time to grow your business?
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Q. What does a good business plan look like, and what level of planning is necessary?
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Q. How do you make your product / service famous?
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Q. What should you look for in a potential mentor?
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Q. How do you identify where your greatest opportunities lies?
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Q. How important are your Company Values, and how do you communicate them and relate them to your employees’ behaviours?
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Q. Does your company have a mission statement and how often do you review it?
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Q. What order of importance would you place the following in: People, Property, Products, Processes?
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Q. How much of a focus does marketing enjoy within your business?
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Q. How do you prepare your business and your people to face challenges and tough times?
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Q. Where do you go for the help and assistance that you need yourself as a business person?
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Q. How do you deal with financial control within your business? How important is having someone whose role it is to look after this for you?
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Q. How do you access professional support like legal and accounting advice? How relevant and important is it and how would you advise others to engage with intermediaries?
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Q. How long have you been with your business bank; when and why did you start banking with them?
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Q. Raising money can be a time consuming process. How do you avoid wasting time?
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Q. Is there money available and how do you go about getting it?
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Q. Should you look for an investor who wants to get involved in the business?
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Q. What do investors want to know and what will attract them to your business?
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Q. How should you work with the banks in the current climate?
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