The Award-Winning Business Fable
by John Stein, Author and Founder of the Winning Formula
15 signs of a great company
Are you lucky enough to work in a great company? If you do, you will recognise how fortunate you are. I count myself privileged to have worked with leaders and their teams in some of the best companies in the UK. From the moment you walk through the front door of a...
10 leadership lessons from Mark Boddington, Founder of Silverlining
Mark Boddington is the entrepreneurial founder and driving force behind Silverlining – the award-winning, luxury, bespoke furniture brand found in palaces, embassies, museums, yachts and the private residences of the super rich. Silverlining has a positioning and...
My 10 favourite quotations from Building the Pyramid
I love quotations. But only if they truly resonate with me. I think most people are the same. I often hear employees complain about leaders in the workplace and the use of the same old quotations - often sourced via Google - to support their meetings, presentations...
The self-publishing journey of Building the Pyramid
The self-publishing journey of Building the Pyramid coincided with the twenty-year anniversary of ‘The Winning Formula’ – the performance framework I developed in 1994. The commercial landscape has changed considerably over the years and the framework has had to adapt...
25 leadership questions critical to success on the journey
Highlighted above are the 25 leadership questions critical to success on your organisation's growth journey. Building the Pyramid demonstrates how to address each question by using The Winning Formula framework. This image is taken from the inside cover of the...
How to create a high-performance culture in the workplace
Think of any successful, growing organisation and you will find that ‘high-performance working’ is central to its success. Their achievements will not have happened by accident. Throughout every layer of the organisation you will experience a different attitude and...
How to attract, recruit and retain millennials
One of the most popular questions I am asked is 'How do we attract, recruit and retail millennials?' Leaders understand their importance in the workplace, but often don't understand their mindset. It doesn't need to be like this.. The Millennial...
How to build and maintain trust in the organisation
Every employee survey carried out with our clients over the years has highlighted trust (or the lack of it) between leaders and their teams as a major cultural issue to be improved on in the workplace. It’s hardly surprising, as the complex nature of the ‘world of...
World Book Day 2017
Building the Pyramid celebrates its 3rd birthday in a few days time. But did you know, it's World Book Day tomorrow? Tuesday 2nd March 2017 is a special day on the literary calendar. Schools and other educational institutions encourage their people to dress up as a...
How to use momentum to deliver spectacular business performance
Momentum is often talked about in the sporting, political and financial world as a vitally important requirement to achieving high levels of performance. Winning streaks are often directly linked to momentum. In the constantly changing commercial landscape facing...