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Hire Slow, Fire Fast Is A Great Phrase To Run Your Business By

5 Jul 2021

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Jul 5, 2021

On this episode of ScaleUp Radio we hear from Jan Cavelle the respected author and speaker on the subject of scaling up.

 

She is someone who definitely speaks from a place of experience, having run and scaled up a furniture business which started as purely a sales business - but ended up with 2 factories and 40 employees.

 

The conversation is, without doubt, the most value-filled one that we’ve ever done on ScaleUp Radio. If you’re someone who is looking to scale up your business, there is so much in this episode for you.

 

Amongst the subjects we cover are:

 

 - The importance of focus to the scaling up of your business. You need to be committed to it. 

 - What is the difference between growth and scaling up? Aren’t they just two sides of the same coin?

 - The benefit of putting a system for scaling up in place - and understanding that a system is only a part of the solution.

 -  The power of the phrase ‘Hire Slow, Fire Fast’ and how that can fit into the culture of your business

 

These are really just the brief highlights. There is so much covered in this episode, and it was great to have someone like Jan sharing her expertise and knowledge.

 

 

Jan can be found here:

 

linkedin.com/in/jancavelle

 

https://jancavelle.co.uk/

 

Scale For Success by Jan Cavelle - https://www.waterstones.com/book/scale-for-success/jan-cavelle/9781472985552

 

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