Overview

In writing the book, our intention was to deliver a comprehensive practitioner's guide for SME principals and their teams to provide them with the essential Skills, Strategies, and Tactics they need to learn, then adopt, followed by the clinical Actions they will need to take to be highly successful in their business. Our ultimate aim for the SME Leadership cohort is to transform and become our SME version of the Corporate World's Highly Competent Generalist. In pursuit of that quest, we have graded and logically compressed the seven strengths that emerged from my two decades of research into The 5 Critical Success Factors of SME Leadership. They are: 1. The Foundations, 2. The Finances, 3. The Front-Line, 4. Managing Time, and 5. Sustainable Collaborative Leadership. Critical Success Factors 1, 3, 4 and 5 are predominantly universal capabilities, regardless of where your business trades globally. Critical Success Factor 2, The Finances, is unique in that Tax and Statutory Compliance Obligations differ from country to country. A core premise of our advice that accompanies Critical Success Factor 2, The Finances, is the importance of retaining a competent, locally skilled contract bookkeeper (part or full-time), or allocating those responsibilities to a staff or family member who has those skills, and also to retain an external Tax Accountant/Advisor to deal with your unique annual higher order Taxation and Statutory Obligations, wherever your business trades. The accumulated learnings to be gained from universally adopting and following The 5 Critical Success Factors is not only for the benefit of the principal or CEO, but also for senior members of any business team, small or large, who are committed to learning and contributing to the success of the venture they work for.

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This is an extremely comprehensive, detailed and pragmatic guide on SME Leadership. I wish I had this book when I was learning my craft in this space. It's written by an expert in SME's, Finance, Leadership and high-end Business Acumen. John's experience is exceptional, and I have the utmost respect for him. On a personal level, I always admired his ability to authentically build powerful relationships and leverage his leadership style for the benefit of his business. It was based on John's credibility and skill, not just his 'networking' skills. I highly recommend this book. Enjoy. Greg Crocombe, State General Manager Queensland Consumer & Business, Westpac & St George Banks, and Head of Westpac Consumer Banking, London This is a book we would recommend to our clients. There's a genuine lack of resources available to business owners to help them succeed in the SME space. We have worked with John for a long time and would observe that he offers a wealth of experience from his past leadership roles with deep insights that are invaluable. John's book is easy to read and conveys priceless business principles to the SME owner, no matter how long they have been trading. Simon Chun, Tax Partner Pitcher Partners, Brisbane Office

Author Information

John Goddard was a Senior Career Banker and a highly successful company director. Taking a deep interest in the SME Sector over several decades, he developed a statistical framework for identifying then codifying the critical performance factors that drive successful Small to Medium Business Leadership. The book distils the sum total of John's significant learnings. Ian Hulbert has worked in Senior Leadership Roles in the SME Sector for several decades where he's been successful in leveraging his significant experience in enhancing Workplace Systems; managing and driving Workplace Health & Safety, Environment and Quality Management Systems including AS/NZS ISO certification, introducing Advanced Digitisation and generally in Managing Change for positive outcomes.

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