The Critical Few Actions

By John Downes

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Overwhelmed by trying to do it all? Focus on the criticalfewactions™ that will have the biggest impact on your business's success. In this podcast, host John Downes, a seasoned business advisor with extensive experience in Big Consulting, successful entrepreneurship, and mentoring, helps you defeat the overwhelm. Through real stories from business leaders, experts insights, and John’s own experience, you’ll learn how to prioritize those criticalfewactions™ that, if you did nothing else, will drive your business forward to deliver your vision. We’ll cover everything from setting your vision and strategy to improving profitability and supporting your team’s performance so that you get more pleasure, fulfillment, and financial reward from your business.. Subscribe now and tune in every two weeks to take control of your business’s future—one focused step at a time.

Episode Date
Fiona Hansen: How to Put a Price on Your Brand Before Someone Else Does
Dec 14, 2025
Rachel Delaney: From Startup to Sale-The Hidden Legal Traps That Can Derail A Business Exit
Dec 07, 2025
Marie Felsbourg: From Trauma to Triumph. How Marie Felsbourg built Astral Consulting in Information Management
Nov 30, 2025
Dianne Semmens: Are You Only Using 20% of the ERP You’ve Paid For? How to Level Up
Nov 23, 2025
Leanne Simpson: Crisis Leadership. How CEOs Can Lead When Everything Goes Wrong
Nov 16, 2025
Kate Goss: Turning Research into Revenue. The Innovator’s Roadmap From Idea to Market in 12 Months
Nov 02, 2025
Will Hamilton: From Founder to Steward - What Smart Leaders Get Right About Wealth
Oct 26, 2025
Kate Whitehead: How to Win Government Grants Without Losing Your Mind. What Works & Doesn’t?
Oct 20, 2025
Damien Lacey: Why Your Organisation Can Do More Without Working Harder
Oct 13, 2025
Peter Buckingham: How to Pick Winning Locations Using Strategy and Data, Not Gut Feel
Oct 06, 2025
Brian Goldberg: From Startup to Sale: How Trademarks Are Now Business Essentials, Not Legal Extras
Sep 30, 2025
Elise Margow: The Hidden Cost of Poor Negotiation and How To Avoid Them
Sep 20, 2025
Diem Huynh: How to Win Government Tenders Without Wasting Time or Money
Sep 13, 2025
Dianne Semmens: 4 Essentials for ERP Success – and How to Avoid the Trough of Disillusionment
Sep 06, 2025
Steve Wood: The Four Aces Every Business Must Play
Aug 31, 2025
Jennifer Ford: From Local ROV Service to Global Net Repair Innovator
Aug 26, 2025
Craig Peacock: 5 Steps to Build a Business Case Boards Can Say ‘Yes’ To
Aug 19, 2025
Herman Mott: The Simple Metric That Transformed a $13M organisation into $230M in 10 years. Yes 25%CAGR
Aug 12, 2025
Tom Stray: How a Small Aussie Manufacturer Survived and Exploded Through COVID
Aug 05, 2025
Jackson Yin-From a Garage to Global Kit Home Lead in 10 Yrs-driven by OPV, AI, Interns
Jul 29, 2025
John Anderton - Clarkepoint - How He Saved $1M Annually with Offshore Talent
Jul 22, 2025
Michael Johns - How to Finance Growth Without Giving Up Your House
Jul 08, 2025
Joshua Morse: Why Your 5% Net Profit Isn’t Good Enough - And What to Do About It
Jul 01, 2025
Anabela Correia: What Every Founder Needs to Know Before Raising Capital
Jun 24, 2025
Linda Murray: The Real Reason Feedback Fails—and What Great Leaders Do Instead
Jun 17, 2025
Debrief: The Sale, The Shareholder, The CEO – Charles Pratt on Navigating a PE Exit
Jun 10, 2025
Mark Cameron: How Smart CEOs Are Using AI to Empower Their People and Drive Growth
Jun 03, 2025
Jayston Small - Riskfacta: From Oil Rigs to Gin Risks: the Real Threats Facing SMEs Today
May 27, 2025
Dominic Russo: Diadem Co-Founder: The Secret to 25 Yrs of Thriving Partnership & Leadership Success
May 20, 2025
Jacqui Clarke: Built to Sell? The Hard Truth About Business Exits & Legacy Wealth
May 13, 2025
Belinda Wiggins: How to Build a Business That Thrives Without You (And Sells for More)
May 06, 2025
Georgie Chapman (HR Law Expert): The Fix for Employee Underperformance & Avoiding Unfair Dismissals
Apr 29, 2025
John Cotton (Accounting Recruiting Pro): The Real Reason Top Performers Ignore Your Firm.
Apr 22, 2025
Greg Weston (Chemical Industry Vet): The Secret to an Exit-Ready Mid-Sized Organisation
Apr 15, 2025
Brett Bonser (B2B Growth Expert): The Secret to Boosting Mid-Sized Revenue Now
Apr 08, 2025
Dr. Ellen Pittman (Nature-Led Innovator): The Unexpected Way Nature Solves Your Biggest Problems
Apr 01, 2025
Joe Ciancio (Regional Tech Founder): The Unexpected Growth that came from Coaching and Peer Support
Mar 25, 2025
Georgie Chapman (HR Legal Advisor): Why Mid-Sized CEOs Can’t Ignore Bullying & Stress
Mar 18, 2025
Dianne Semmens (Award-Winning Founder): An Inspiring Story of Customer-Led Growth
Mar 11, 2025
Darren Heveren: Are you ready for intergenerational wealth transfer and growth?
Mar 04, 2025
Rich Hawker - The 4 steps to design spectacular customer experiences
Feb 25, 2025
Rob Olver: Forget evolution! When should you revolutionise your business model?
Feb 18, 2025
Judy Cheung-Wood: The Start-up Revolutionising Acne-treatment in Australia
Feb 11, 2025
John Downes: How to prioritise those #criticalfewactions with the OPV Diagnostic
Feb 04, 2025
Jane Kneebone: What to do when your brand is on the front page and reporters are chasing you.
Jan 28, 2025
Georgie Chapman - Three essential tips to ensure a successful recruitment
Jan 21, 2025
Chris Moore: Sailor's Grave quest to save a dying timber town
Dec 17, 2024
Peter Westlund - What could possibly go wrong
Dec 10, 2024
Michelle Bourke - Foresight Digital - Smashing your eCommerce ROI
Dec 03, 2024
Steve Ronalds - Gippsland Jersey - Giving farmers a fair go
Nov 26, 2024
Dr Lucy Burns - Building an online business to empower Doctors and Patients
Nov 18, 2024
Fiona Hansen - Business Valuations: Buying a business? Don’t over-pay! Selling a business? Don’t settle for less!
Nov 12, 2024
Olga Koskie - Everything you need to know about avoiding and dealing with ATO debt issues
Nov 05, 2024
Linda Murray - How to get great players to play together - Athena Leadership Academy
Oct 29, 2024
Scott Blakemore - Harvesting the cash locked in your inventory
Oct 22, 2024
How CEOs can guard against malicious actors. Now! Interview with Cybersecurity Expert Joe Ciancio
Oct 15, 2024
Tim Cartwright - The Never-Ending Pursuit of Perfection: Leadership Insights
Oct 08, 2024
Sue Ellson - What does your online profile say about you?
Oct 01, 2024
John Downes - From Vision to Reality - 4 Steps to Craft a Winning Strategic Plan
Sep 26, 2024
Damien Lacey - 5 Keys to Transforming Your Business Operations
Sep 24, 2024
How Lisa Vincent built her Ed-tech business How Too on Venture Capital through COVID
Sep 10, 2024
John Downes - Introduction to The Critical Few Actions Podcast: What is this?
Sep 01, 2024
Welcome to The Critical Few Actions podcast
Aug 30, 2024