But We’ve Always Done It This Way… with John Tonkin, Brain in a Box

[Watch time: 1 hour, 4 minutes] Our guest expert for our SYSTEMS session is John Tonkin from Brain in a Box. John stressed the importance of managing change collaboratively, advocating for a shared vision, celebrating small wins, and recognising diverse communication styles. Also highlighted are the challenges of implementing systems, emphasising effective communication, adaptability, and…

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Options to Capture Your Processes & Systems with John Tonkin, Brain in a Box

[Watch time: 1 hour, 8 minutes] Our guest expert for our SYSTEMS session is John Tonkin from Brain in a Box. In this hour we’re going to test a range of options to record processes, store them and make them accessible to the team.  We’ll round it off by discussing the pros and cons of…

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What’s Your Secret Sauce? with John Tonkin, Brain in a Box

[Watch time: 1 hour, 10 minutes] Our guest expert for our SYSTEMS session is John Tonkin from Brain in a Box. What’s Your ‘Secret Sauce’ – the Ingredient you Add to Every Project That Assures a Win for the Client (and You)? You’re focussed on a quality outcome for your client.  You manage this carefully…

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People, Systems and a Simple Question with John Tonkin, Brain in a Box

[Watch time: 1 hour, 6 minutes ] Our guest expert in this SYSTEMS session is John Tonkin from Brain in a Box. If you could choose absolutely anyone to join your construction team, would you opt for a team made up of experts or a well-trained team who would actually follow your carefully defined systems?…

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The Importance of Scheduling Your Team Support with Amelia + Duayne

The Importance of Scheduling Your Team Support with Amelia + Duayne

[Watch time: 1 hour & 6 minutes] In this session we explore The Importance of Scheduling Your Team Support. This is all about how you might schedule your annual calendar for yourself and your team members.   Like anything in your business, what gets scheduled gets done. We’ll be looking at how to review your team…

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How Systems Help Deliver Better Projects with John Tonkin, Brain in a Box

[Watch time: 1 hour, 7 minutes] Our guest expert in this session is John Tonkin from Brain in a Box. Back on the 25 July, a number of members answered a quick survey in our ELEVATE Facebook group on using systems in your business. Most selected option was “Knowing where to start“. So in John’s…

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Building Specifications with Amelia + Duayne

[Watch time: 1 hour & 12 minutes] Video and Audio file of our ELEVATE Group Session: Building Specifications. In this session Amelia and Duayne discuss using the new Live Life Build Template: “Building Specifications”. You’ll see how you can use this template to: Set expectations with your client from the outset of your working relationship…

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Self-Management is the Foundation of Business Management John Tonkin, Brain in a Box

[Watch time: 1 hour, 5 minutes] Our guest expert in this session is John Tonkin from Brain in a Box. There’s a huge amount of education available that will help you grow your business, which is fantastic. There’s also lots of education on discovering your ‘real you’, or understanding your archetype, or suchlike. So let’s…

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Successful Client Handover with Amelia + Duayne

[Watch time: 1 hour 13 minutes] In this session Amelia and Duayne discuss ‘Successful Client Handover’. Learn how to manage handover successfully. We’ll take you through a new template you can tailor for your own projects, to ensure that handover goes well, and effectively sets expectations with your client. Resources inside ELEVATE that are relevant…

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Of course I'm a professional John Tonkin

“Of Course I’m a Professional!” with John Tonkin, from Brain In A Box

[Watch time: 1 hour] Our guest expert in this session is John Tonkin from Brain in a Box. There are two dimensions of ‘Professional’ – Profit and Operations.  If the operations side of your business creates value for your client and a profit for you, consistently over time, you can certainly wear the ‘Professional’ badge. …

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