Get Out Of Your Way

I’ve been involved in running companies for over 20 years now and I thought I would just read this book as a courtesy to the author who I’d just met and had given me a copy of her book.

If I hadn’t read this book it would have been a discourtesy to myself,my future employees and to my new company.

It took me just over an hour to read but it is packed full of practical tips on recruiting and but more importantly mixes these with tips on thinking about and writing down your Vision,Mission,Values and Culture before you ever recruit anyone.

This alone could help you create a really strong foundation for a great team for the future.

I am not too far away from recruiting my first employee and have a rapid growth people plan for the coming 3 years and I will be reaching for this book not just when we recruit but also every 3/6 months or so as a refresher to ensure we are on the right track.

My greatest takeaway-Dont take on someone unless they are 100% right for the business.

Hiring in this type of advice would cost you at least £2000 and even then I’m not sure you would get the practical,easy to follow stuff about designing your Company Vision,Mission etc

Probably the best,most valuable hour’s reading I’ve ever undertaken.As it says on the back of the book, ‘start applying this now and move towards becoming an extraordinary business to work for’.
Kevin Davidson, Founder & CEO
The Property Angel

I have known Wendy working in several management and consultancy roles. She has experienced many of the challenges that entrepreneurs face, and her insights into how to make businesses flourish, especially in relation to the all important people aspects will be invaluable.

Wendy is someone with a big vision and a very practical attitude. She has experience in many areas as well as her own personal awareness of what it takes to run a business successfully, so she speaks from the heart and the head, and that’s a winning combination. This book takes a simple and pragmatic approach, step-by-step, to help entrepreneurs figure out how to prioritise and manage their time so that they can work on the business, as well as in the business.