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Tuesday, May 19th, 2015Dreamer’s “dream” and doers “do”. If they keep any lists at all, dreamers will keep a “procrastination list” whereas doers keep an “implementation list”. Irrespective of the possible awesome power of the dreamers “dream”, ultimate success (measured in any way you want) is to be found in the implementation by the doer. Are doers more […]
Seven Questions That May Change Your Life!
Tuesday, March 31st, 2015Firstly, let me share with you the epitaph of someone who avoided the seven key questions and later I’ll tell you his story: “Here lies John Averageman. He was born in 1933; he died in 1970 and was buried in 1995. He tried never to try and cringed at the thought of change. He […]
The Missing Link between Mediocrity & Success in Business
Tuesday, March 24th, 2015Your Attitude, Responsibility & Accountability are the missing links between mediocrity and success and their application in your business will see it SOAR and Avoid DEBT! Now that I am at the end of my business career I can reflect on the changes I have witnessed over the years. One of the biggest of which […]
The Shocking Business Truth No University Wants You to Know!
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2015Ever wondered why university professors & teachers never make the entrepreneurial rich lists and are often forced to wear jackets with patches on their sleeves? Maybe, it has something to do with George Bernard Shaw’s expression “Those who can, do; those who can’t, teach.” The answer though, as applied to we who are in business: […]
Why Coaching Is An Awesome Management Tool
Tuesday, February 24th, 2015In Part 1 of this blog we discussed precisely why “tell and yell” management doesn’t work and now we will flip the issue and discuss a management approach that does work…and work extremely well, as measured by results delivered. It’s the “coaching” management approach and whilst the C word for coaching hasn’t enjoyed a stellar […]
Why “Tell & Yell” Management Doesn’t Work!
Tuesday, February 17th, 2015Most professional advisors, consultants and managers are “tellers”; they tell others what to do and very often, not that clearly. Then, when it becomes obvious that “the tell” did not sell that well…they yell! The When You Insist I Resist Attitude The trouble is, there are many staff who adopt a when you insist, I […]
Improve The Quality Of Your Life With Questions
Tuesday, January 20th, 2015Yes, I happen to believe that the art of “smart questioning” is one of the most valuable assets of mankind; for the smart question elicits the correct answer and the correct answer can lead to the most amazing discoveries and realities which have profoundly changed the way we live. Can you think of any scientific discovery or invention […]
How To Introduce Laser-Like Clarity To Your Business Thought Processes
Monday, December 15th, 2014We all have a built-in understanding about certain words. For instance, when you hear the word “circle” you envisage a round shape, right? According to creativity lecturer Michael Michalko, by simply changing a word or rearranging the words when you discuss the problem you can make a huge difference to people’s perspective of the problem. […]
Let’s Stop The Negativity And Talk Up The Positive
Monday, November 24th, 2014As a business person I’m concerned at the amount of negativity filtering through our media. They seem to have a fixation on reporting depressing stories and peddling bad news. Trouble is, they can trigger self-fulfilling prophecies and they’ve certainly done that a number of times in the financial world.
Ten Questions Owner/Managers Need to Ask About Their Business…Regularly!
Monday, November 3rd, 2014If you want to avoid the most damaging mental state afflicting business owners and managers and its consequent effect of poor to mediocre performance…then read on. That mental state to which I refer is complacency and laziness and it creeps up ever so slowly that most don’t know they are afflicted. They just know that […]
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