Lawrence Cook: Breaking the business status quo

'Time for a new model, now'

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What exactly is stopping adviser business owners from making changes to their operations? It's time to shake things up, writes Lawrence Cook

Doing what we know is the best thing in business for us and our clients is one thing, doing it is another. The same can be said for our personal lives too - I know I could and should do more exercise, but… What are the things that we know we should do in business, but don't and have not got round to, and why? It is often said that success in business is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration and perhaps that is a clue as to why we don't always get round to doing the things we know we should - it is sometimes very hard. Even if those things are not very hard to do, other things get in the...

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