--- title: Bartercard Blog | Bartercard Updates | Leadership description: Leadership | Bartercard Blog | Bartercard Updates --- [![logo](https://content.bartercard.co.nz/hs-fs/hubfs/logo.jpg?width=209&name=logo.jpg)](http://www.bartercard.co.nz/) ![QOIN_FINAL RGB_web-01](https://content.bartercard.co.nz/hs-fs/hubfs/00%20AU%20QOIN/QOIN_FINAL%20RGB_web-01.png?width=151&name=QOIN_FINAL%20RGB_web-01.png)   ## [Nine Top Tips for Building a Strategic Partnership](https://content.bartercard.co.nz/blog/nine-top-tips-for-building-a-strategic-partnership) Posted by [Bartercard](https://content.bartercard.co.nz/blog/author/bartercard) on Feb 19, 2020 11:14:26 AM [![](https://content.bartercard.co.nz/hubfs/Strategic%20partner.png)](https://content.bartercard.co.nz/blog/nine-top-tips-for-building-a-strategic-partnership) Finding business partners that share similar markets to you can help you leverage your business, [increase business profits](https://www.bartercard.co.nz/How+Bartercard+Works/Benefits+of+Bartercard/Increase+Your+Profits.html), and expand your customer base. The problem is many business owners are scared off by the statistics - at least 50% of partnerships fail in the first 2-3 years! That’s enough to make any business owner decide to tough it out alone. [Read More](https://content.bartercard.co.nz/blog/nine-top-tips-for-building-a-strategic-partnership) Topics: [small business owner](https://content.bartercard.co.nz/blog/topic/small-business-owner), [increase profit](https://content.bartercard.co.nz/blog/topic/increase-profit), [small business](https://content.bartercard.co.nz/blog/topic/small-business), [build business networks](https://content.bartercard.co.nz/blog/topic/build-business-networks), [Leadership](https://content.bartercard.co.nz/blog/topic/leadership), [increase sales](https://content.bartercard.co.nz/blog/topic/increase-sales), [trade dollars](https://content.bartercard.co.nz/blog/topic/trade-dollars) ## [Does Gender Equality Within Your Staff Affect Your Profit Margin?](https://content.bartercard.co.nz/blog/does-gender-equality-within-your-staff-affect-your-profit-margin) Posted by [Bartercard](https://content.bartercard.co.nz/blog/author/bartercard) on Jul 31, 2019 9:20:57 AM [![](https://content.bartercard.co.nz/hubfs/Gender%20equality.jpg)](https://content.bartercard.co.nz/blog/does-gender-equality-within-your-staff-affect-your-profit-margin) Have a look around your office. What do you see? If the answer is just a bunch of men, then you have some work to do. The facts are in: Gender diversity in the workplace is more than an ethical imperative in our modern culture. It’s also just plain good for business. [Read More](https://content.bartercard.co.nz/blog/does-gender-equality-within-your-staff-affect-your-profit-margin) Topics: [growing your business](https://content.bartercard.co.nz/blog/topic/growing-your-business), [increase cash flow](https://content.bartercard.co.nz/blog/topic/increase-cash-flow), [attract new customers](https://content.bartercard.co.nz/blog/topic/attract-new-customers), [Leadership](https://content.bartercard.co.nz/blog/topic/leadership), [unrealised potential](https://content.bartercard.co.nz/blog/topic/unrealised-potential), [business needs](https://content.bartercard.co.nz/blog/topic/business-needs) ## [Seven Key Reasons Why Leaders Fail in Business](https://content.bartercard.co.nz/blog/seven-key-reasons-why-leaders-fail-in-business) Posted by [Bartercard](https://content.bartercard.co.nz/blog/author/bartercard) on May 16, 2019 2:14:39 PM [![](https://content.bartercard.co.nz/hubfs/shutterstock_400718536.jpg)](https://content.bartercard.co.nz/blog/seven-key-reasons-why-leaders-fail-in-business) No two businesses are the same. Similarly, no two leaders are the same. Leaders come in many forms and achieve many levels of effectiveness, from the exceptional to the serviceable to the unfortunate. Being a good leader requires hard work and commitment. You’ll need to hone your skills and earn the respect of your team members. One of the most common downfalls for a leader is a failure to learn from their mistakes or the mistakes of others. At [Bartercard](https://www.bartercard.co.nz/), we understand the value of leadership in a business. Read on to learn some key reasons why leaders fail. 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