There is a particular point in the life of a founder-led business where something shifts. The business is succeeding by most external measures. Revenue is growing. The team is bigger than it has ever been. But instead of feeling easier, it is starting to feel harder. Decisions carry more weight. There are more of them. The energy that used to feel renewable is beginning to feel finite. This is not a sign that something is wrong with you. It is a sign that the business has out

When business owners look back on why they first contacted a coach, the language they use is almost never about the service itself. They do not say "I needed coaching" or "I wanted a consultant". They describe a feeling. A problem. A situation they could not see their way out of. They say things like: I could not make a decision I kept going around in circles on. Or: I had no one to have an honest conversation with about this. Or: I knew something needed to change but I did n

One of the most common questions people ask before engaging a business coach is how much it costs. It is also one of the most difficult to answer, because business coaching fees in the UK vary considerably depending on who you are working with, the scope of the engagement, and the level of experience the coach brings. What follows is a breakdown of what you can expect to pay, what those different price points typically represent in terms of experience and value, and how to th

Most business owners who eventually hire a coach say the same thing when they look back: they wish they had done it sooner. Not because the timing was wrong, but because they had been carrying problems that a clear external perspective would have resolved faster than they managed alone. Coaching only works when you are genuinely ready for it. If you engage a coach because someone told you to, or because it seems like the done thing at your stage of growth, you will get very l

Through downturns and uncertain times, many business founders retreat into a bunker and batten down the hatches. Yet, defensive decisions can be damaging.

Business owners who are highly intelligent, deeply experienced, genuinely passionate about what they do, slowly, quietly handing over the one thing that actually matters: their thinking. Not their admin. Not their formatting. Their thinking.

When a business feels stuck, the natural instinct is to look outward. But the most important question is often closer to home. This post explores the uncomfortable truths business owners already know but choose not to act on, and why facing them is the first step to real progress.

In business, the same set of facts can feel either full of possibility or completely limiting, depending on what is happening inside you. This post uses the lens of cricket to explore how transforming your perception can open up options that were always there but invisible until now.

Every business owner talks about wanting growth. But growth means very different things to different people, and not everyone is truly ready for what it requires. Business coach Alan Wick explores the honest question behind the ambition: are you really prepared for what change demands of you, your team and your business?

Every entrepreneur feels the tension between what the business needs today and the vision they are trying to build for tomorrow. Business coach Alan Wick explores this push and pull honestly, and how to stop the present constantly consuming the future you are trying to create.

In his work as a business coach, Alan Wick has seen many founders trapped in patterns of drama that exhaust them and hold their businesses back. This post follows a real-life story of a founder who shifted from victim to empowered leader, and the difference that one mindset change made to their entire team.

Selling a business is one of the most significant events in an entrepreneur's life. It is not just a transaction but an emotional and strategic journey that requires careful preparation. Business coach Alan Wick draws on his own experience to share what the exit process really involves, and what founders need to think about long before they get to the negotiating table.

The OODA Loop, Observe, Orient, Decide, Act, is a decision-making framework originally developed for military strategy but powerfully applicable to business. Business coach Alan Wick explores why so many entrepreneurs get stuck in the loop, and what to do when your decision-making feels slow, reactive or disconnected from reality.

Client acquisition fills many business owners with dread, but it does not have to. Business coach Alan Wick breaks down what actually works when it comes to winning more clients, and why the most effective approach has less to do with sales technique and more to do with how deeply you understand who you are trying to serve.

Scaling a business successfully requires more than ambition. Business coach Alan Wick identifies seven key areas every founder must address to grow sustainably, from building the right capability and culture through to deciding whether you are still the right person to be running the business you have built.

This Is It is Alan Wick's manifesto for business. It is a direct, personal statement of his perspective, his passion and his purpose as a business coach. If you want to understand what Alan stands for and why he does what he does, this is the place to start.

Let’s hear it for the Quadruple Bottom Line! Explore implementing the QBL concept in your business.

Businesses are increasingly held accountable for more than just financial returns, but what exactly is the Quadruple Bottom Line (QBL)?

Selling a business is a rare event in most founders’ business journey. One that can be daunting, emotional, and fraught with risk.

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