What are we thinking?
The Beckon Business blog is a reflection of the insights we gain and share from the work we do with our clients.

Foundation Coaching Skills Program – Commencing 28th January 2021
As a business owner, leader or individual we understand attending one-day workshop is not ideal or possible in the current climate. So, we have taken our 1 day intensive workshop and turned it into a online program over a short

New Year – a time to change – or is it?
In my week off after New Year, I treated myself to a Masters Swimming intensive camp designed to help the more ‘mature’ swimmer with their swimming style, stroke and overall efficiency in the water. It turns out that for years

Is there a way to fail better? (6PR Interview – Ak Sabbagh)
Are we a nation that fears failure? Leadership expert Ak Sabbagh thinks so, and he thinks it needs to stop if we want to move forward. See Aks recent podcast with 6PR Chris Ilsley here: https://www.6pr.com.au/podcast/is-there-a-way-to-fail-better/

Successful succession: An eight-step approach to passing the business baton (Ak Sabbagh) Smart Company Article
The average age of a mid-size company owner in Australia is between 57–75 years old, and yet more than 75% of them don’t have any form of planned succession. It’s no wonder that we regularly see business transitions occur with frantic,

Key success factors in any change program is to determine ‘quick wins.’
“Good things come to those who wait.” It is a saying that we are all used to, but sometimes in business quick wins are equally important. This week I (Ak Sabbagh) was delighted to be invited to speak to a

Making lemonade from the Covid-19 lemon
As business coaches and mentors, my colleague Margaret Armitage and I are often asked by clients and contacts “what are you seeing ‘out there?’.” Over the past 6 months of our shared Covid-19 winter in Australia, we have lost count