Category Business Tips

Live Your Business’s ‘Why’

“People don’t buy what you do; they buy why you do it”. Simon Sinek A business’s Why is what it believes. Apple believes lives should be made better through technology. Virgin Airlines believe it should be fun to fly. Disneyland…

The Organisation of Tomorrow

Creating the organisation of tomorrow is everyone’s opportunity. And creating it now, before competitors. Let’s be critical first though. Few organizations will do this because they simply don’t try. Most of their effort goes into keeping up with competitors ……

Key Issues for Business Today

This article deals with some of the key issues facing businesses today: Performance of people No matter how we come at it, the performance of our own people is still the most important aspect to any organisation’s success. And yet,…

Email Management & Protocols

Email is cursed by so many as the bane of our business lives. It just happens to be probably the most efficient means of communication ever created. It’s instantaneous, can be dealt with by the recipient whenever they choose, we…

Industry Reputation Matters

Industries have different reputations and they make a difference to how easy or difficult it is to do business. How is your industry regarded, by government, by the community, by customers and potential customers, by potential employees, by overseas interests?…

Noise Can Drown Success

We need space to succeed, to think clearly, to make good decisions ..to be happy … intellectually, emotionally, personally, practically and professionally. But so much of life is cluttered by noise; not just sounds but distractions and everything that comes…

How to Review Your Business

No matter the size, nature, industry, location or aims of a business, it must be properly and formally reviewed regularly to achieve success . This article comprehensively outlines how to go about effectively conducting a review. There are twenty (20) areas of…

Grow Strong Culture

Culture can make or break your organisation. The problem is too many organisations talk a lot about culture but fail to adequately address it in real and sustained ways. So, what is culture, how do we improve it and how do we…