Recharge Lessons to Revitalise Yourself, Your

Written for entrepreneurs, small business owners, managers, and employees, Recharge will revitalise your entire approach to business - in 60 minutes or less. This is the only book on the market that focuses on gaining a good understanding of key business concepts rather than soft business skills. These new skills will contribute to better business results for anyone. Recharge is divided into 52 performance-enhancing lessons that are designed to be read, absorbed and acted on in 60 minutes or less. Each lesson addresses a specific problem and points to a clear solution, prompting you to take action: from your management style to your financial decision-making to self-motivation, you'll find tips that will help you achieve many of the things you have been putting off for months or even years.

Alan Hargreaves has spent 35 years in international finance and business consulting. His private equity and advisory services span IT, media, property, finance, communications and retail. He is a sought-after business speaker and executive mentor.

About the author	p. vi
Acknowledgements	p. vii
Introduction	p. ix
Recharge yourself	p. 1
Mission, strategy and action	p. 2
Begin with some simple action	p. 10
Recharge your management style	p. 18
Focus on your strengths	p. 22
Become the expert	p. 29
Start your own think tank	p. 34
Surf the cycle	p. 38
Address uncomfortable issues	p. 44
Identify your strongest assets	p. 51
Be open	p. 56
Recharge your finances	p. 63
Review the essentials	p. 64
Check your cash flow management	p. 69
Manage working capital	p. 74
Develop a clear credit policy	p. 78
Develop a range of financing options	p. 83
Work with banks	p. 87
Understand the cost of capital	p. 94
Understand the time value of money	p. 99
Know what your business is worth	p. 104
Know how to work with multiples	p. 109
Understand public funding	p. 114
Rent or buy?	p. 117
Understand forecasts and analyses	p. 120
Recharge your team	p. 123
Start serving	p. 124
Work with others	p. 129
Develop a motivated team	p. 135
Structure a functional team	p. 139
Manage the team	p. 144
Maintain performance	p. 148
Decide who will do it	p. 154
Handle difficult employees	p. 159
Let people go	p. 165
Recharge your firm	p. 171
Manage your business ecology	p. 172
Work with suppliers	p. 177
Serve the owners	p. 183
Buy new business lines	p. 189
Assess your acquisition	p. 195
Deal with crises	p. 203
Analyse your competition	p. 209
Monitor your performance targets	p. 218
Manage your risk	p. 226
Are you growing or ageing?	p. 233
Use limited resources	p. 240
Recharge your marketing	p. 245
Show me the money	p. 246
The marketing mix	p. 254
Establish your brand	p. 259
Organise your marketing	p. 265
Placing and promoting	p. 271
Weave a wider web	p. 277
Staying recharged	p. 287
Look at the big picture	p. 288
Put it all together	p. 298
Remain recharged	p. 304
Index	p. 313
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