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One Liners – It’s Perfect
We Use "One-Liners" To Help Business Owners Why? Because they are useful and easy to remember! It's not all about our one-liners because most of our guest speakers share their ones as well. This one is from John Wood, Founder...
What makes companies great in tough times?
In their book “Great By Choice” Jim Collins and Morten Hansen dispel a number of entrenched myths about what makes companies great in tough times. What do you think about them? Please add your comment below! Entrenched myth #1: Successful leaders...
It’s Not About Turnover
It's easy to get lulled in to a false sense of security when a business is doing a good turnover and turnover figures are going up. The problem is though that it is NOT about the turnover, it's all about...
A Leader Sees Wellness When there is Sickness
Business owners: As a leader, where is your mindset at? A number of years ago a business I was running had one critical safety incident after another. After the third, both the organisation and myself were not managing it well....
Wet Cement Feeling Can Be Great Business Advice
Do you ever get that feeling of wet cement in your stomach? You know, when you are having to make a decision in your business and the stomach starts to churn like a cement mixer. But then you listen to all...
Does Your Business Run Like A Well Oiled Machine?
Or does it seem to go from crisis to crisis? Can you leave your business for weeks at a time and it still runs 'profitably' without you? All too often we hear from business owners that rather than a well...
The Amazing Power Of An Advisory Board
Why many heads are better than one! Karl Duncker's radiation question. "What's Karl Duncker and radiation got to do with business advisory boards?" you ask. Whilst researching for a public presentation recently I came across the story about Karl Duncker...
Making Sales In Tough Times – Old Black Hen
How do you make sales in tough economic conditions? You adopt the old black hen philosophy. I can't credit the author of this little poem / parable because I have had it for so long that the source is long...
Give A Customer What THEY Want
Give a customer what they want and you will get what you want! I was reflecting a few weeks ago with some business owners on how Uber has changed the way we strategies our businesses. All too often we hear...
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