Coping with shutting down a successful business and laying off staff members due to Covid, and then managing to pick yourself and carrying on takes some doing. Open and honest communication has to happen. New boundaries and priorities need to be set and structure needs to be placed so that continued growth can e allowed to happen. All of this and more is discussed, with Grant Greeff, in this latest episode of the Createfulness podcast.
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