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Why Business Success Starts with the Right Questions

Business Wisdom Podcast

Release Date: 05/27/2025

What Your Numbers Are Telling You show art What Your Numbers Are Telling You

Business Wisdom Podcast

Every so often in business, we need to pause and take stock. Not just to look at reports or spreadsheets, but to understand what our numbers are actually telling us. Every number in your business tells a story. When you know how to read it, you make better decisions, build stability, and lead with clarity. In this episode of Business Wisdom, we will walk through how to review your numbers without emotion or judgment and how to use them as a practical leadership tool.  Numbers don’t tell you how to feel. They show you where to look. We’ll explore: Why numbers should be part of your...

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Is Your Week Aligned with Your Vision? show art Is Your Week Aligned with Your Vision?

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Most leaders I meet are busy. They’re capable, organised, and working hard. But a full calendar doesn’t always mean meaningful progress. You can have a packed week and still be far from where you want your business to go. In this episode, I explore the idea of alignment, specifically, how to tell whether your week is actually supporting your vision or quietly pulling you away from it. Because when actions and plans stop matching, drift sets in. And drift is one of the biggest threats to long-term progress. In this episode, we’ll cover: Why busyness often disguises misalignment How to...

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Developing a Strategic Plan for the Upcoming Year show art Developing a Strategic Plan for the Upcoming Year

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A new year brings opportunity, but opportunity only turns into progress when you have a clear plan to guide your decisions. Winging it leads to scattered effort, reactive choices, and goals that never fully take shape. A strategic plan changes that. It gives you direction, structure, and the confidence to lead your business with purpose. In this episode, I walk you through what an effective strategic plan looks like, when to build it, and how to keep it simple enough to use every day, including: What a strategic plan actually is (and isn’t) Why planning early gives you a significant...

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Building Confidence Through Strategic Reflection show art Building Confidence Through Strategic Reflection

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Reflection is one of the most powerful tools we have in business. Yet it’s also one of the most overlooked. We rush toward the next goal, the next task, the next idea, and miss the clarity sitting in the work we’ve already done. In this episode, I explore how strategic reflection helps you build grounded confidence, make clearer decisions, and move forward with purpose. Reflection isn’t about nostalgia. It’s about learning from evidence, recognising patterns, and leading with insight rather than assumption. You’ll learn how to reflect with structure, how to extract lessons that...

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Approaching the New Year with Strategic Confidence show art Approaching the New Year with Strategic Confidence

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The start of a new year often brings a mix of excitement and uncertainty. There’s an opportunity ahead, but also pressure to make the most of it. For business owners, the key isn’t just confidence, it’s strategic confidence - the ability to back your decisions with clarity, preparation, and purpose.

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Maintaining Strategic Focus During the Holiday Rush show art Maintaining Strategic Focus During the Holiday Rush

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The end of the year can test even the most organised business owner. Deadlines, client wrap-ups, final reports, and the personal rush of the season all compete for your attention. In the middle of that noise, strategy often slips into survival mode.

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Preparing Your Business for the Holiday Season show art Preparing Your Business for the Holiday Season

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As business owners, it’s easy to reach the end of the year and feel like the holidays have arrived out of nowhere. The calendar fills, deadlines loom, and before you know it, December becomes a blur of activity, last-minute sales preparations, and unfinished plans.

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Reflecting on the Year and Planning Ahead show art Reflecting on the Year and Planning Ahead

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Before you charge into a new year, take a moment to look back. Reflection isn’t just a feel-good exercise, it’s a strategic advantage. In this episode, Clive Enever shares how intentional reflection helps you learn from experience, sharpen your focus, and enter the next year with clarity and purpose.

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Elevating Business Performance Through Strategic Adjustments show art Elevating Business Performance Through Strategic Adjustments

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Elevating Business Performance Through Strategic Adjustments

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Why Early Planning Sets You Up for a Breakthrough Year show art Why Early Planning Sets You Up for a Breakthrough Year

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Too many business owners wait until January to plan their year, but by then, they’re already behind. The businesses that grow, scale and thrive don’t wing it in the new year. They step into January with clarity, priorities and momentum already in place.

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We often hear about the importance of having the right answers in business. But what if the true catalyst for business success lies not in answers, but in the questions we dare to ask? In this episode, we talk about the importance of asking the right questions, including: - Why inquiry is more important than certainty - How to start asking the right questions - How to stop operating on autopilot and begin to lead with intention. Build a Habit of Asking Better Questions Creating space for regular inquiry can transform how you lead. Here's how to make questioning part of your business rhythm: Schedule a weekly check-in: Block 30 minutes to ask: What worked this week? What didn’t? What’s the real opportunity here? Build your own question bank: Keep a running list of powerful strategic questions. Refer to it when making decisions or planning new ideas. Stay curious, especially when challenged: When things don’t go to plan, pause and ask, “What is this trying to show me?” The habit of powerful questioning builds over time, and with it, so does your clarity, resilience, and strategic edge. Business success doesn’t start with the right answers. It starts with the right questions. When you lead with curiosity and clarity, you step into a position of strength, one where growth is intentional, sustainable, and meaningful. Stay curious. Stay strategic. Keep moving forward. Highlights 00:55 The Power of Asking the Right Questions 02:34 Foundational Questions for Business Success 04:15 Ongoing Strategic Questions 05:52 Introspective Questions for Leaders 08:18 Practical Steps to Implement Better Questioning 09:15 Conclusion and Resources Resources Mentioned in the Podcast The Most Important Innovation Questions to Ask https://www.enevergroup.com.au/the-most-important-innovation-questions-to-ask/ The 3 questions that help you identify growth opportunities in your business https://www.enevergroup.com.au/the-3-questions-that-help-you-identify-growth-opportunities-in-your-business/ Business Wisdom Vault https://academy.enevergroup.com.au/bundles/BusinessWisdomVault